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In Chernihiv, a Russian drone strike damaged railway rolling stock and injured a train driver.
This was reported by the Chernihiv Region Prosecutor’s Office, according to Ukrinform.
Photos: Chernihiv Region Prosecutor’s Office
“According to the investigation, at…
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him…
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Hungary’s prime minister, the Kremlin said, as officials began laying the groundwork for a possible Budapest summit meeting between Putin and US President Donald Trump.
The October 17 call came amid a flurry of diplomatic communications centered at…
Those proposals are due to be discussed at a Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Oct. 20 and a summit of leaders in Brussels on Oct. 23. Despite that, draft documents reveal that no consensus has yet been achieved.
In comments to POLITICO, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot —…
In southern Ukraine, during adverse weather conditions, Russian occupation forces reduce the use of unmanned aerial vehicles but increase the intensity of artillery shelling and may step up assault operations.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense…