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Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, is a social conservative and faces a range of challenges stepping into office.
Sanae Takaichi is set to become the first female prime minister of Japan after winning a leadership vote in the…

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Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, is a social conservative and faces a range of challenges stepping into office.
Sanae Takaichi is set to become the first female prime minister of Japan after winning a leadership vote in the…
The EU should build more training centres for drone operators to ensure they can adapt quickly to battlefield developments, the co-founder of a Ukrainian advisory firm said.

European leaders said they “strongly support” an immediate halt to Russia’s war in Ukraine along current battle lines to start peace talks as they try to renew momentum toward ending the war.
The statement, issued Tuesday, comes days after…

From the morning of October 20 to the morning of October 21, Russian troops shelled 18 settlements of the Sumy region with various types of weapons.
This was reported in the Telegram of Sumy Regional Military Administration, according to Ukrinform.
“During the…

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Ukraine and its European allies have called for negotiations to end the war with Russia to be based on the “current line of contact”, rather than Kyiv ceding…

Tymofii Lifyrynko, 11, holds his hockey stick while waiting out an air raid alarm in an underground shelter, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Shostka, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are preparing for…

Crimean athletes who did not betray Ukraine: which Crimeans have been Olympic medalists
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Anna Rizatdinova and Ali Dagli.
They began their journey in Crimea, but after the occupation they continued to fight on rings, arenas and on the…

In the village of Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea, the ATAN oil depot, which was attacked by Ukrainian drones on October 17, ignited with new force.
This was reported by the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, according to Ukrinform.
“ATAN oil base in the…