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Russia is deploying waves of troops for frontal attacks, the BBC reports. Russia uses them to identify Ukrainian firepower positions, an officer told the newspaper. According to reports, about 1,000 Russian soldiers are killed or wounded every day. Russia is using frontal assaults with troops to identify Ukrainian firepower positions, a Ukrainian officer told BBC […]

Several armed militants have been killed in an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian media reported on Friday. The Health Ministry in Ramallah said four Palestinians were killed. The Israeli military confirmed the operation in the city, in which soldiers exchanged fire with militants surrounded in a building. Jenin

FILE – Pope Francis waves with Papua New Guinea’s Huli chief Mundiya Kepanga as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Vatican on Friday, July 5, 2024, announced the itinerary for Francis’ Sept. 2-13 trip to Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and

Kenyan President William Ruto will hold a historic public online forum to engage with anti-tax protesters on social media platform X Spaces. His 31-year-old daughter Charlene Ruto calls it “the first-ever president in the world to hold an online meeting with all Gen Zers”. She is referring to the young people behind the recent protests

The Labour Party has lost several former strongholds to independent candidates campaigning on pro-Gaza platforms. In one of the biggest shocks of the evening, shadow minister Jonathan Ashworth lost his seat in Leicester South, which had a majority of more than 22,000. The party scores an average of 11 points less in seats where more

The leaders of Germany’s three-party coalition reached a breakthrough in negotiations over the 2025 state budget on Friday, dpa learned from government sources. Coalition leaders also reached a preliminary agreement on a financial plan to secure additional economic growth of more than 0.5% in the coming year, worth an estimated €26 million ($28 million). Sources

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has arrived in Moscow for talks with the Russian President Vladimir PutinOrbán’s press secretary said Friday. It is a rare visit by a European leader to Russia since the country invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Orban’s visit comes just days after he made a

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not represent the European Union “in any form” during an expected trip to Russia, the EU’s top diplomat said Josep Borrell he said on Friday. Orbán’s “visit to Moscow takes place exclusively within the framework of bilateral relations between Hungary and Russia,” Borrell stressed in a scathing statement. “Prime

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said his country will use its term as president of the Council of the European Union to negotiate peace in Ukraine, with the controversial leader reportedly set to visit Moscow. After Hungary took over the six-month rotating post on July 1, Orbán posted on the social media platform X:

A Tanzanian portrait artist accused of painting a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassanhas been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 (£1,600) after being found guilty of cybercrime. Shadrack Chaula was arrested for allegedly recording a video in which he was seen burning a photo of President Hassan and verbally