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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London on July 27 as he begins a big week of foreign talks amid a rising civilian death toll from Russian air strikes back home.
The strikes come a day after 20 people were killed on both sides of the frontline, with both Kyiv and Moscow intensifying attacks while diplomacy to end the war. launched by Russia in 2022. is at a deadlock.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a turbulent week in which he also removed his defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. The dismissal of the popular defense minister, who is credited by many as the brains behind Ukraine’s successful drone strategy, brought thousands onto the streets in protest. Despite the post.
Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics hubs near St. Petersburg and in occupied Crimea, causing fires and disruptions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine also hit a key military facility in Russia’s Kirov region that supplies components for aircraft and missile systems.
Ukraine struck targets in several parts of Russia early on July 24, including another warehouse of Russian e-commerce retailer Wildberries, as Kyiv continues to expand its retaliatory long-range strike campaign in an effort to force Moscow into negotiations.
Sharifah Radhia returned to school at 40, spending a year studying at Temasek Polytechnic alongside her 18-year-old son Muhammad Abbas. Though in different courses, they supported each other through the shared challenges of assignments and exams.
Iran reports ships are being hit by mines it had laid in the Strait of Hormuz; says talks with Oman over control of the Strait are at an advanced stage; Houthis claim to have downed a Saudi drone Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U. S. attacks. Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.
The suspect in Saturday night’s (July 25) attack remains at large. Authorities issued a wanted notice and warned people against approaching Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed and dangerous.
Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers. one of them acting as a local security coordinator. had been killed when a crowd of Israeli settlers made an incursion around the Palestinian village of Tal, southwest of Nablus.
Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more inclusive and more prosperous for all Syrians”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Damascus on Saturday as he began a landmark visit to the country.
US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran were still conducting negotiations to end their conflict -- even as attacks intensified throughout the region, further threatening to widen the conflict into a full-blown Middle East war.
Sixteen people are facing charges connected to protests in Isfahan in January, during which a colonel in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed. Rights defenders are raising concerns about the legitimacy of the case, including the charges against 20-year-old sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi. Iranian Sisters, Aged 20, Tried In High-Profile Case Tied To January Protests.
Russia's deepening partnerships with China, Iran, and North Korea represent one of the most significant geopolitical realignments driven by the war in Ukraine. Yet, viewing this grouping through the lens of a traditional military alliance misses the bigger picture.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many international delegations were present, but each country will have chosen their representatives with the utmost care. Sending high-ranking officials would go beyond mere diplomatic courtesy, and possibly signal an alliance. Only two The post Iran-Iraq-Pa.
A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after violence disrupted the work of medics at a treatment centre set up to contain the spread.
In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water: risk a drone strike by collecting it in daylight, or risk rape by waiting until dark.
He is expected to appear before a court on August 3 to face charges of fraud and money laundering. An arrest warrant issued against him was suspended in June, meaning he will not be detained upon arrival.
Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdownVenezuelan men sent last year to a notorious Salvadorian terrorism prison by the Trump administration are suing the US aviation companies that transported them there. Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail.
Guyanese authorities confirm 72 deaths after a state ferry capsized off the coast, leaving 179 people aboard. Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodiesThe confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggle to salvage the partially submerged vessel. Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 people were rescued.
One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing essential healthcare and protection services, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.
Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon ForestIndigenous leaders on the Brazil-Peru border say their communities are being “taken hostage” by organised crime groups who are running rampant across the region, destroying Amazon Forest, building roads and trafficking drugs. Earlier this month, masked men armed with semi-automatic weapons entere Gangs taking villages on Brazil-Peru border ‘hostage’, say Indigenous leaders.
Noul, the 12th and the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year, made landfall at Huizhou city in Guangdong around 3:50 a. m., bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to large parts of the region.
China's investments in Pakistan's Balochistan are increasingly at risk as attacks by separatists are on the rise in the impoverished region. The worsening security situation has strained ties between the Iron Brothers, raising concerns over the future of Beijing's investments in Pakistan.
Today, Indonesia stands as one of the most formidable digital economic powerhouses in Southeast Asia. Bank Indonesia recorded digital payment transaction volumes reaching 5.22 billion in May 2026, marking 28.14% year-on-year growth. Meanwhile, QRIS transactions. the country’s standardized QR payment system. surged by an astounding 95.10%. Yet, beneath this rapid digitalization lies a The pos.
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried more than a folder of paper. They carried the voices of hundreds of street-connected children who had never expected anyone to listen.
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