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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war for the first time in three months

SUMY REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia Prisoners of war exchanged on Fridayeach of which returned 75 POWs in the first such exchange in the past three months, officials said. The Ukrainian POWs, including four civilians, were returned on several buses entering the northern Sumy region. When they disembarked, they shouted with joy and

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Eleven soldiers are among those killed by separatist militants in southeastern Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians in a gun battle, the Nigerian military said Friday. The soldiers were attacked on Thursday at a checkpoint in Aba town in Abia state, where the separatists are enforcing

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Spain blocks Facebook and Instagram from using election functions

Spain has blocked of rolling out election-oriented features And in the country. Data protection agency AEPD used emergency powers under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ban the Election Day Information and Voter Information Unit tools for up to three months as a precautionary measure. Meta planned to use these instruments prior

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Poland says fake news report about mobilizing 200,000 troops was probably Russia’s work

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A fake news report on Poland’s National News Agency saying Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting July 1 was likely the work of Russian-sponsored hackers and aimed at disrupting the upcoming European Parliament elections. , authorities said. “Everything indicates that we are dealing with a cyber attack from

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The Slovenian government supports the recognition of a Palestinian state and sends it to parliament for approval

The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and asked parliament to do the same. It comes just two days later Spain, Norway and Ireland recognized a Palestinian state, a move condemned by Israel. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the border town of Rafah have reported heavy fighting in

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Kiev and Moscow exchange fire and prisoners as Zelensky signs new treaties

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners for the first time in months on Friday, but any hopes of de-escalating the war were dashed by early morning attacks from both sides. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, was in Stockholm to sign security deals with Sweden, Iceland and Norway, as the West maintained its support for the country

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The German Defense Minister promises Moldova more help against Russia

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured Moldova on Friday of Germany’s continued support against threats from Moscow. He visited the country against the backdrop of the Russian war in neighboring Ukraine. Pistorius was received with military honors by his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi in the capital Chişinău. “Together we will oppose Russia’s hybrid warfare efforts

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Photo of an amphibious vehicle misrepresented as a Lake Victoria water bus

In western Kenya, residents around Lake Victoria use a network of water buses to commute from the coast to the lake’s islands. Recently, two images surfaced online alongside the claim that these water buses were on display. However, this claim is incorrect: the photos, which date from 2009, show an amphibious vehicle built in Malta.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners for the first time since February

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners for the first time in months. Seventy-five Russian soldiers “who were in mortal danger” have been sent back, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Friday. In return, 75 prisoners of war were handed over to the Ukrainian armed forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange on his

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