The force that through the green fuse drives the flower / Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees / Is my destroyer. / And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose / My youth is bent by the same wintry fever¡¦.by Dylan Thomas
refugee11 2019-12-27 (13:34) IP address :185.76.9.71
Almost 70 years ago, a US merchant marine ship picked up more than 14,000 refugees in a single trip from a North Korean port. This is the story of that journey, and some of those on board.
It was Christmas Day ·¹Çø®Ä«·¹Çø®Ä«=·¹Çø®Ä«·¹Çø®Ä« in 1950, and this was no ordinary birth.
The mother was one of 14,000 North Korean refugees crammed into a US merchant marine ship, fleeing the advancing guns of ·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇÎ ·¹Çø®Ä«Ä¿½ºÅÒ±Þ ·¹Çø®Ä«ÀÏ´ëÀÏ=·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇÎ ·¹Çø®Ä«Ä¿½ºÅÒ±Þ ·¹Çø®Ä«ÀÏ´ëÀÏ the Chinese army.
"The midwife had to use her teeth to cut my umbilical cord," Lee Gyong-pil tells me some 69 years on. "People said the fact that I didn't die and was born was a Christmas miracle."
Mr Lee was the fifth baby born on the SS Meredith Victory that winter, during some of the darkest days of the Korean War.
The Meredith Victory's three-day voyage ´ä·Ê¶± saved thousands of lives, including the parents of the current President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in.
It also earned the cargo freighter a nickname - the Ship of Miracles.
deni221 2019-12-27 (13:24) IP address :185.76.9.71
Since then they have travelled to other parts of the country, often marching through areas controlled by the Taliban. Their walks have attracted a lot of local support as well as international attention.
A spokesman for the Taliban said the group was behind the attack, which happened two days after another attack on a military checkpoint in the same province killed seven soldiers.
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and members °æ»ê»çµ¿Á·¹ß of the security forces, and more than 3,000 international military personnel, have been killed in fighting since the war in the country began in 2001.
neighb311 2019-12-27 (13:06) IP address :185.76.9.71
A neighbour of the family told the PA news agency she was "really devastated" to learn of the deaths, describing the Diyas as "very religious, very friendly, very humble".
Speaking outside ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è her home in Charlton, Lara Akins, 59, added: "I still can't comprehend it, it's still shocking.
"They are so nice, that is why everybody ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß is shocked... we are very friendly with each other."
The hotel owners described the incident as a "tragic accident".
Because the pool is a very small one, lifeguards were "not necessary" so there were none present, a spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard told the BBC.
The UK Foreign Office said it was supporting a British woman in Spain, thought to be the children's mother.
Mr Diya and his daughter were both British ´ä·Ê¶± passport holders while his son had an American passport.
owner21 2019-12-27 (13:04) IP address :185.76.9.71
In a statement released on Thursday, the owners of Club La Costa World said the resort "continues to co-operate fully with the the authorities investigating this appalling tragedy".
"Naturally, we will continue ¸íÇ°Æеù·¹Çø®Ä«=¸íÇ°Æеù·¹Çø®Ä« to offer every assistance and comply fully and transparently with any requests made by them.
Locally-based freelance journalist Gerard Couzens said that the hotel had confirmed it had reopened the pool after it was given °í¾ßµå°¡¹æ=°í¾ßµå°¡¹æ permission to do so by police.
"That pool where this terrible tragedy occurred on Christmas Eve is open for use again. And the management are saying the police have given the pool a clean bill of health," he told BBC Breakfast.
Local journalist Fernando Torres told the BBC it was a shocking scene.
"The resort workers heard the screaming õ¾È¿ø·ë¸Å¸Å and they tried to do CPR [resuscitation] as well, but they couldn't help them," he said.
"Then the emergency doctors came and they tried for 30-35 minutes, but they couldn't revive them."
equipm33 2019-12-27 (02:36) IP address :37.48.86.132
His foundation was declared a "foreign agent" by the Russian justice ministry in October, making it subject to more checks.
Thursday's raid came ÀÌÅ¿øºÎµ¿»ê a day after Mr Navalny condemned the forcible conscription of one of his allies to serve at a military base in the Arctic.
In a video recording made during the search in Moscow, he said officers from Russia's bailiffs service were seizing "everything".
CCTV footage shows the door of the foundation being cut open with power tools.
though3322 2019-12-27 (01:56) IP address :37.48.86.132
Mr Timmermans accepts there are differences between all member countries which can both be a positive and negative force, and that things can "quickly get out of hand".
He writes: "Truth be told, I felt deeply ³²ÀÚ·¹ÇÃ=³²ÀÚ·¹Çà hurt when you decided to leave. Three years later I am just sad that a member of our family wants to sever our ties.
"But at the same time I find comfort in the thought that family ties can never really be severed. We're not going away and you will always be welcome to come back."
Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, a new House of Lords peer, tweeted the letter was "Something to remember. And thank you."
Labour peer and ex-Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis tweeted simply about the UK's return: "Just a matter of time".
Brexiteers were less impressed. Former ÀÌÅ¿øºÎµ¿»ê UKIP general secretary Paul Oakley wrote: "Yuck. Just like a clingy ex, Frans Timmermans has written a soppy letter to Britain longing for our return to the EU."
Presid331 2019-12-27 (01:55) IP address :37.48.86.132
This month President Recep Tayyip À̹ÌÅ×À̼Ƿ¹Çø®Ä«=À̹ÌÅ×À̼Ƿ¹Çø®Ä« Erdogan warned Turkey could not handle a "new refugee wave" from Syria amid increased bombardment of the rebel-held Idlib province, saying a new influx would be "felt by all European countries".
Turkey already hosts some 3.7 million ÀÌÅ¿øºÎµ¿»ê Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population in the world.
peo4p231le 2019-12-27 (01:51) IP address :37.48.86.132
A boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sunk in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, with at least seven people dead, officials say.
Sixty-four people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals and shelters.
The incident happened at À̹ÌÅ×À̼ÇÄ¿½ºÅÒ±Þ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼DZ¸¸Å´ëÇà À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇÎ À̹ÌÅ×À̼ÇÄ¿½ºÅÒ±Þ around 03:00 local time (00:00 GMT). It was not clear why they were on the boat in the lake which is completely within Turkey.
The boat sank after capsizing as it approached Adilcevaz district in Bitlis, on the northern shores of the lake, the governor's office said.
Turkey has been a key transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe, many of them fleeing violence and persecution in their home õ¾È¿ø·ë¸Å¸Å countries. Many rely on people's smugglers and face dangerous land and sea routes which often result in deaths.
agr32221 2019-12-27 (01:44) IP address :37.48.86.132
Assuming the European Parliament also gives the green light, the UK will formally leave the EU on 31 January with a withdrawal deal - and it will then go into a transition period that is scheduled to end on 31 December 2020.
It's not just a trade deal that needs to °æ»ê»çµ¿Á·¹ß be sorted out. The UK must agree how it is going to co-operate with the EU on security and law enforcement.
Wedne32131 2019-12-27 (01:43) IP address :37.48.86.132
There was a moment of drama at a campaign rally in the southern city of Ashkelon on Wednesday night when Mr Netanyahu was ushered off stage by bodyguards after an air raid siren warning of rocket fire from Gaza sounded.
It was the second time that Mr Netanyahu, who styles himself as the person who can best bring security to Israel, has been ·¹Çø®Ä«=·¹Çø®Ä« forced to take cover during a campaign rally, following a similar incident in September.
As polls opened on Thursday, Mr Saar said the time was ripe for change.
"I feel a great awakening [of voters] in the field. People understand that today there is a need for a change and God willing ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® together we will make this change today."
Mr Saar, who is nearly 20 years Mr Netanyahu's junior, previously served as a minister in Mr Netanyahu's cabinets and is a well-known figure in the party.
He has warned that an embattled Mr ·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô=·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô Netanyahu will be unable to lead Likud to victory in elections in March and could consign Likud to opposition for the first time since 2009.
Recent polls suggest Likud will struggle to beat the main opposition Blue and White party.
It will be the third election since April this year, after Mr Netanyahu twice failed to form a coalition with enough seats to govern.
There is also a question mark over whether õ¾È¿ø·ë¸Å¸Å he will be allowed to run in the next national elections or be forced to stand down while he is on trial - something the High Court is expected to rule on next week.
Mr Netanyahu denies the charges against him, claiming the case is politically motivated.