When Yuriy Hulchuk returned to Ukraine after two and a half years of Russian captivity, he seemed strangely emotionless. A video on social media shows his mother hugging him upon his return, but he doesn’t react. Days later, he spoke about the…
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US will not cut off aid to Ukraine completely, but format will change – political analyst
U.S. assistance to Ukraine is not ending entirely, but it will no longer look the same as it did under President Joe Biden.
Political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said this in an interview with Ukrinform.
“It’s not so much about halting aid as it is about ending it in…
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Europe Seeks Diplomatic Solution to Israel-Iran Conflict – Foreign Policy
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at diplomatic efforts to end the Israel-Iran conflict, a landmark vote in the U.K. Parliament, and the diminishing power of Taiwan’s opposition.
Two Weeks of Diplomacy
Iranian…
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Putin says ‘all of Ukraine is ours’ as he eyes Sumy city – DW – 06/20/2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and that, in that sense, “all of Ukraine is ours.”
The assertion underscores Moscow’s continued underlying rejection of Ukrainian sovereignty and raises…
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Paratrooper from Zhytomyr region returns from captivity after being missing for one year
During the prisoner exchange on June 19, soldier Dmytro Tarasiuk of the 95th Air Assault Brigade returned home. He had been captured in May 2022 and was considered missing for one year.
His mother, Svitlana Tarasiuk from the village of Vilnianka in the Korostyshiv community,…
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Britain and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025 – The Mercury News
By DANICA KIRKA
LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave.
Temperatures are forecast to peak at 93 degrees Fahrenheit…
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Remarks at a UN Security Council Emergency Briefing on Ukraine
Ambassador Dorothy Shea
Acting U.S. Representative
New York, New York
June 20, 2025AS DELIVERED
Thank you, Madam President. And thank you ASG Miroslav Jenča and Director Edem Wosornu, for your briefings. And welcome to the representative of…
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