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Russia Minister Dismisses Ukraine Peace Plan, UN Bid To Revive Grain Deal

Reuters | Saturday September 23, 2023, Moscow

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Ukraine's proposed peace plan as well as the latest UN proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative were both "not realistic."

Police Car, Bank Attacked As Tensions Erupt At Anti-Cop Protest In Paris

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2023, Paris

The French government on Saturday denounced "unacceptable violence" at a protest led by the hard left against police brutality, with officers trapped in their police vehicle after it was attacked, an AFP correspondent said.

Ukraine Says Russian Navy Commanders Among Dozens Killed In Missile Attack

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2023, Crimea

Ukraine has reported breaking through Russian defence lines in the south as its army said Saturday that senior Russian navy commanders were among dozens killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea.

Ukraine Says Its Heavy Artillery Is Inflicting 'Hell' On Russians Near Bakhmut

Reuters | Saturday September 23, 2023, Bakhmut

The use of heavy weapons supplied by the West in the fierce battle raging on the outskirts of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russia in May, is inflicting a significant toll on enemy lines, Ukrainian commanders have told Reuters.

Ex-Wagner Commander Arrested In Norway For Trying To Cross Russian Border

Reuters | Saturday September 23, 2023, Norway

Norwegian police have arrested a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group on suspicion that he tried to illegally cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, the man's lawyer said on Saturday.

Asylum Seekers In Italy Told To Pay $5,259 To Avoid Detention

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023, Rome

Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said on Friday.

Ukraine, US Agree To Launch Joint Weapons Production, Says Zelensky

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023, Kyiv

Ukraine and the United States have agreed to launch joint weapons production in a step that will enable Kyiv to start producing air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday as he wrapped up a visit to the U.S.

Italian Winemaker Drowns In Wine Vat While Trying To Save Colleague

Edited by Anoushka Sharma | Friday September 22, 2023

The 46-year-old man, Marco Bettolini, drowned in the vat after he became dizzy from the poisonous gases.

Ukraine's Zelensky To Meet Justin Trudeau, Address Canadian Parliament

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Canada to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trudeau's office said in a statement late on Thursday, after Zelensky's U.S. visit wrapped up.

King Charles To Address French Senate After Urging Stronger France-UK Ties

Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 21, 2023, Paris , France

King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II's footsteps by addressing lawmakers in the French upper chamber of parliament on the second day of a visit that has seen him urge stronger ties between the countries.

Zelensky's US Trip Comes At "Really Critical" Time, Says White House

Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 21, 2023, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes his second wartime visit to Washington on Thursday in a bid to win fresh aid to fight Russian invaders despite signs of war fatigue among US lawmakers.

Zelensky, In UN Showdown, Says Strip "Criminal" Russia Of Veto Power

Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 21, 2023, United Nations, United States

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday confronted Russia directly at the UN Security Council, denouncing the Kremlin's invasion of his country as "criminal" and urging that Moscow be stripped of its UN veto power.

Elon Musk, Mahsa Amini Nominated For EU's Top Rights Prize

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 20, 2023, Brussels, Belgium

Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody a year ago, and billionaire Elon Musk were among a field of nominations put forward Wednesday for the EU's top rights prize.