Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), renewed the call for an immediate ceasefire and a return to diplomacy to end…
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Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU Court
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent
ReutersA ruling by the EU’s top court has dealt a further blow to Italy’s attempts to create a fast-track system in Albania for processing asylum applications offshore.
The European Court of…
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Invaders shell Antonivka, two women injured
Two women were injured as a result of a Russian shelling of the village of Antonivka in the Kherson Region.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by the Kherson City Military Administration.
“A 78-year-old resident of Antonivka was taken to the…
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Ten injured, including three children, in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv
On the evening of August 1, ten people were injured in the Kyivskyi District of Kharkiv as a result of a Russian drone strike, three of them were children.
This was reported on Telegram by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, according to Ukrinform.
“Five people have…
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Putin not swayed by Trump’s Ukraine war ultimatum
Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hopes for further peace talks with Ukraine – but stressed his troops were “advancing on the entire front line”, despite the threat of looming US sanctions if a ceasefire was not agreed upon.
“All…
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Anti-aircraft system launched against Russian drones over Kyiv Region
Enemy drones have been detected in the airspace over the Kyiv Region, and Ukrainian air defense forces are actively hitting the targets.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (RMA).
The RMA urges residents to…
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With ‘broken heart,’ author David Grossman calls Israeli actions in Gaza ‘genocide’
Award-winning Israeli author David Grossman called the country’s campaign in Gaza a “genocide” on Friday for the first time, noting that he uses the term with “immense pain and a broken heart,” in conversation with the Italian…
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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev’s Doomsday Threats
US President Donald Trump said he is moving two nuclear submarines to regions near Russia following doomsday threats related to the war in Ukraine from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions,” Trump said in a…
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PHOTO ESSAY: Starvation attacks the bodies of these children in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In some tents and shelters in northern Gaza, emaciated children are held in their parents’ arms. Their tiny arms and legs dangle limp. Their shoulder blades and ribs stick…
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One dead, five missing after collapse at Chile copper mine
One worker is dead and five remain missing after a collapse at a copper mine in central Chile, triggered by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake on Thursday evening, according to state-run mining giant Codelco.
The incident…
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