A new drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a "major nuclear accident", the UN's atomic watchdog has warned. Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month
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World Central Kitchen says it is pausing its efforts to feed Palestinians in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli strike. NATO is drawing up plans to secure a five-year military aid package of up to $100bn, in an attempt to shield Ukraine from “winds of political change” that could usher in a second Trump presidency
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The UN warns that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with northern Gaza facing imminent famine and the rest of the Strip at risk as well. Vladimir Putin said he is open to French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to propose a ceasefire during this summer's Paris Olympics
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Ukraine observed the second year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion mostly in peace, with ordinary Ukrainians powering through the day and wondering when the end of the conflict will come. Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
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More death and destruction in Ukraine from Russian missile attacks. Authorities in Russia are set to implement a new law allowing them to seize money or property from those, including journalists, who have been convicted of spreading “fake news” about, or otherwise discrediting, the military. A stunning new poll came out in Israel showing PM Netanyahu and his party would be obliterated
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump
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A surprise cabinet shuffle in the UK that brings an unelected former PM to lead the Foreign Office. Gaza Strip’s hospitals “must be protected,” President Biden said. Turkey joins other countries in mass deportations of Afghan refugees.
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Heavy fighting near Gaza’s largest hospital has left it in a “catastrophic situation,” with patients and staff trapped inside, ambulances unable to collect the wounded and life-support systems without electricity. Three newborn babies reportedly died after the hospital went “out of service” amid intense fighting in the area. Israeli PM Netanyahu told the nation the fight must go on
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Israel has agreed to begin four-hour “pauses” in military operations in northern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to get in and innocent civilians to safely get out. Meanwhile some 80,000 civilians were said to have fled from the northern to the southern parts of Gaza. A powerful Russian missile strikes a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off Odesa
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Death toll rises in Gaza as more Israeli refugees are released. The main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees in Gaza could run out of fuel as early as Wednesday. Russia continues to target civilian targets in Ukraine.
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Another group of lorries passed into Gaza from Egypt bringing much needed aid. Israel strikes targets in Gaza and the West Bank. A private Ukrainian postal depot was struck by Russian missiles - dead and injured
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Tensions high as Gazans await the opening of the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt. An important Ukrainian advance to the left side of the Dnipro River
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Canadian PM Trudeau apologises for the visit to the House of Commons of a Ukrainian man who fought with the Nazis. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit and met with President Zelensky. Taiwan launches its first domestically produced submarine.
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An earthquake in Morocco kills hundreds. Divides over Ukraine war at the G20 summit. Ukrainian forces reported to make more advances in the south
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In one of the deadliest attacks on a Ukrainian city, Russia fired an Iskander missile into a theatre in central Chernihiv yesterday, killing seven people - including a six year old child - and injuring at least 148. BRICS Summit host, South Africa, confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate virtually.
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Ukrainian military officials on August 9 cited more than 30 frontline clashes amid counteroffensive operations in the past 24 hours, while Russia blamed Kyiv for what it said was a twin drone attack targeting Moscow that it "thwarted" with no casualties or damage to the capital.
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At least 7 people died and 81 were injured in a double Russian missile strike on the city of Pokrovsk in E. Ukraine. A woman is detained for allegedly planning an assassination of the Ukrainian president
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While the Odesa region remained quiet after several nights of Russian attacks, the Kyiv region repelled waves of drones. The IAEA has found mines on the site of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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In the 4th attack in as many days, Russian missiles struck agricultural warehouses in Odesa overnight, destroying tons of crops, a Ukrainian military official said, adding they were carried out with Kalibr missiles fired from the Black Sea and destroyed 100 tons of peas and 20 tons of barley. Two people were injured
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A second overnight missile attack in as many days on Odesa was one of the most massive in the region since the beginning of the full-scale invasion says Serhiy Bratchuk of the oblast military administration. Several cruise missile and drones. There are fragments of downed missiles and drones hitting certain locations, damaged cars, broken windows in high-rise buildings. A video posted on social media purporting to show an enormous strike on a multi-storey apartment building complex
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