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Russia under fire at UN over Ukraine strikes

Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting ‘systemic attacks’ on Ukraine’s medical facilities after a wave of deadly strikes across the country...

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Ukraine aims for air defence systems at NATO summit

Ukraine is desperate for more air defences, and this week’s NATO summit in Washington offers the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky the opportunity to push Kyiv’s supporters for additional batteries to protect against Russian strikes.

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40 Russian missiles kill 31 in Ukraine

Russia struck cities across Ukraine on Monday with a missile barrage that killed 31 people and heavily damaged a Kyiv children’s hospital in an assault condemned as...

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NATO turns 75 with Ukraine and future on line

NATO’s 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in...

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NATO turns 75 with Ukraine, future on line

The summit celebrating NATO’s 75th anniversary was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in Ukraine and electoral headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic....

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Russian strikes raise concerns over Ukraine’s imminent F-16s

Russia’s claims to have struck three Ukrainian air bases in as many days has exposed gaping holes in Kyiv’s air defence capabilities and triggered questions over how it will protect a fleet of F-16 fighters due to arrive in the country...

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Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages

Russia on Monday claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, but also acknowledged that Kyiv’s drone attacks were causing power outages in border areas...

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No such thing as a small nuclear war

THERE was a time when calls for a nuclear-free Europe rang across the continent. It began with the Stockholm Appeal of 1950, which opened with the powerful words ‘We demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation and mass murder of peoples’ and then deepened with the...

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Belgium into last 16 as draw sends Ukraine out

Belgium qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, who exited the tournament despite all four teams in Group E finishing level on four points.

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NATO names Dutch PM as new boss

NATO’s 32 nations on Wednesday appointed outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte as the alliance’s next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming...

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Belgium aim to emerge top of four-way Group E scrap

Belgium head into their final Group E game against Ukraine at Euro 2024 looking to grab top spot in a section where all four teams -- including Romania and Slovakia -- are level on three points.

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Russian strike in east Ukraine kills four

Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk killed four people and wounded dozens more on Monday, the governor of the Donetsk region said...

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Ukraine missile attack on Crimea kills three

A Ukrainian missile attack on Sunday on a city in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula killed three people, including two children, and wounded over 100, officials said...

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A high-altitude summit-lite

THERE are mountain summits and there are political summits. The June 15-16 Swiss organised ‘Peace Summit’ on the Russia/Ukraine war at Bürgenstock at 1,128 meters (3,701 ft) in central Switzerland with leaders from over ninety countries was a bit of both, but neither attained a Sir Edmund Hillary conquering of Everest nor...

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UK party leader says West provoked Ukraine war

Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of...

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Ukraine war slams Europe rightward

SO HAS fascism come back to Europe or are Europeans simply sick of the Empire’s endless wars? The smart money’s on the latter, because what mostly unites the diverse right-wingers recently elected to the...

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Ukraine come back to beat Slovakia

Roman Yaremchuk emerged from the bench to score the winning goal as Ukraine produced a stirring fightback to beat Slovakia 2-1 and kickstart their Euro 2024 campaign on Friday.