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Ukraine Braces As Russia Steps Up Drive To Seize Donetsk's Fortress Belt

Russia now controls about 70% of the Donetsk region. Ukraine's forces have been pushed back to a string of four cities that analysts have dubbed its "fortress belt," where they've repelled Moscow's efforts to seize the region for years.

Russia Offers To Extend Nuclear Arms Limits With US By 1 Year

Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same.

Europe Had Over 62,700 Heat-Related Deaths In 2024: Report

More than 62,700 people died in Europe from heat-related causes in 2024, according to research published in Nature Medicine on Monday, with women and the elderly representing the largest part of the death count.

NATO Slams 'Reckless' Moscow After Intercepting Russian Jets Over Estonia

NATO said Friday it had scrambled aircraft to intercept Russian jets violating Estonian airspace, calling it proof of Moscow's "reckless" behaviour and the alliance's readiness to counter it.

Russia To Seize Assets Of International 'Satanists'

Russia on Friday added what it termed the "international Satanism movement" to a financial blacklist, enabling it to freeze the assets of alleged members even if they have no criminal record.

94-Year-Old Woman, Who Wears Ancient Clothes, Becomes Tourist Attraction In Italy

Margherita Ciarletta is the last person in the village who wears Scanno’s centuries-old traditional clothing every single day.

In A First Under New Migrant Scheme, UK Deports Indian National To France

An Indian national became the first person to be deported from the United Kingdom to France under the new returns treaty between the two European neighbours to curb illegal English Channel crossings on small boats.

French Police Shoot Dead A Man With Machete Near School

French police on Thursday shot and killed a man wielding a machete near a school in the southeastern town of La Seyne-sur-Mer, prosecutors said.

'Putin Let Me Down': Trump Admits Thinking Ukraine War Was "Easy To Solve"

Donald Trump claimed that his Russian counterpart let him down during the process of solving the Ukraine war. Keir Starmer also criticised Putin and said that he showed his "true face" with the biggest attack on Ukraine.

Europe Wildfire Emissions At 23-year High: Monitor

Blazes across Europe this summer, especially in the Iberian peninsula, caused the continent's largest recorded wildfire carbon emissions in nearly a quarter-century, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday.

France's Macron To Offer 'Scientific Evidence' To Prove His Wife Is A Woman

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte plan to present "photographic and scientific evidence" to prove that France's first lady is not a transgender woman after suing the United States' far-right influencer Candace Owens

Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Oil Refinery, Petrochemical Complex

Ukraine said on Thursday that its drones had struck a major oil processing and petrochemical complex and an oil refinery in Russia, part of an intensifying campaign to disrupt Moscow's oil and gas sector.

New Picasso Portrait Unveiled At Paris Auction House

A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after being put up for sale at auction in Paris with a reserve price of eight million euros ($9.5 million).

Russia Dismisses Yale Report On Ukrainian Children As Fake Propaganda

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a Yale's School of Public Health report about the forced re-education of deported Ukrainian children as anti-scientific propaganda that was full of fabrications and based on questionable data.

Kyiv Says Russia Returned 1,000 Bodies To Ukraine

Ukraine on Thursday received 1,000 bodies from Russia that Moscow said were of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, a Kyiv government agency announced.

Russia Uses Nazi-Era Arms In Ukraine Amid Shrinking Stockpiles: Report

Russia has reportedly started using Nazi-era weapons in its four-year-long war on Ukraine, as its military stockpiles dwindle and the Kremlin scrambles to rearm its forces.

Britain Says First Migrant Returned To France Under 'One In, One Out' Deal

Britain has returned the first migrant to France under a "one in, one out" agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

Vatican Not Ready To Declare War In Gaza A Genocide: Pope Leo XIV

The Holy See is not ready to declare Israel's campaign in Gaza genocide, Pope Leo XIV said in an interview given in July but published Thursday.

'Must Look Trade Deals With India To Reduce US Dependency': EU Chief

The European Union must look to trade deals with countries like India to reduce dependencies, with higher US import tariffs pushing the bloc to diversify its ties, President Ursula von der Leyen said

Over 5,00,000 Protest In France Against Macron's Austerity Policies

French protesters were on Thursday staging a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's budget policies, with mass protests expected, transport chaos and clashes between police and demonstrators.