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In a devastated village near Ukraine’s southern front line, the thud of incoming Russian artillery is a constant reminder of the hard battle ahead for Kyiv’s troops in a planned major counter-offensive. Signs of destruction are all around in the village, which was only liberated from Russian occupation after intense fighting. A Ukrainian serviceman Petro, […]

MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. The Russian Aerospace Forces struck weapons and ammunition depots of Ukraine’s 28th brigade and the 123rd territorial defense brigade in Nikolayev, eliminating more than 50 people, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported on Sunday. “In the city of Nikolayev, high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out strikes on […]

Mogadishu has rekindled its decades-old desire to join the East African Community and Arusha has not completely slammed the door on Somalia’s face. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania (left) speaking in Arusha on Fridat at the commissioning of the Arusha Bypass. The event was on the sidelines of the EAC Summit. In attendance was President […]

Ukraine accuses Russian of attacking Odesa Port – one day after landmark grain deal Russian missiles hit a key Ukrainian port on Saturday, just one day after Moscow and Kyiv signed a breakthrough deal to unblock grain exports, according to a local MP.  A woman holds a riffle as she attends a combat medic course […]

Turkey is determined to continue to push for a diplomatic solution in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the war wages on,President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. Locals stand in front of a damaged school after a missile strike hit the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, July 21, 2022. (EPA Photo) Speaking at […]

Russian missiles destroyed Ukrainian “military infrastructure” in a strike on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, crucial for grain exports, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said Sunday Photo: 24 Kanal The strike Saturday came a day after Kyiv and Moscow signed a landmark agreement hammered out over months of negotiations aimed at relieving a global food crisis. “Kalibr missiles […]

kremlin.ru The Kremlin said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, dismissing rumors that the leader was unwell as completely unfounded. “Everything is fine with his health,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Scrutiny over the 69-year-old Putin’s health has intensified since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. “Ukrainian, American and British […]

1. Russian troops shell civilian targets in Kharkiv, killing at least two Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 21 with a barrage that struck a mosque, a medical facility and a shopping area, according to officials and witnesses at the […]

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Suriname President Chan Santokhi (out of frame) deliver a press conference at the presidential palace in Paramaribo, Suriname, on July 2, 2022. (AFP Photo) U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres travelled to Istanbul late Thursday, as part of the efforts to finalize a deal to secure Ukraine grain deal, according to deputy […]

Photo: Ukrainian President’s Office Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska was the first ever foreign leader’s spouse to speak at U.S. Congress. That’s according to the Ukrainian President’s Office, Ukrinform reports. “Olena Zelenska became the first spouse of a foreign leader to speak in the U.S. Congress. She addressed the congressmen on behalf of Ukrainian mothers and […]