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Bulgarian PM summons Russian ambassador after ship sinks in Black Sea drone attack
Six crew members are rescued but 10 are missing after a merchant ship was sunk overnight, Bulgaria says.
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Rent spikes in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee mobilisation fears
Monthly rents in Yerevan now run to €800–900 for a two-room flat, up 23.5% year on year in August, while Tbilisi rents have stabilised after 60–70% jumps following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian nationals account for 72% of all foreign property transactions in Armenia.
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Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations
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Blindsided again by Trump, Europe scrambles to rally behind Ukraine
European leaders closed ranks and rallied behind Ukraine as news of the diesel deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continued to send shockwaves across the alliance. #EuropeNews
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Zelenskyy says Russia strikes energy facilities despite Trump claim of an energy ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is still striking Ukraine's energy facilities despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of an energy ceasefire
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Zelenskyy signals surprise at Trump claim of Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire’ but would back it if Moscow does – live updates
Ukraine’s president reportedly says Kyiv would accept a deal if Moscow does after US president posts announcement with no detail on social media
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Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructure
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump threatens to cut off intelligence to Kyiv in oil row
The US struck a deal with Moscow after ‘repeated’ US requests to Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, it has been reported
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'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin makes new demand to Trump over potential ceasefire
Ukrainian negotiators travelled to the US on Friday for talks with their American counterparts
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Ukraine war live: Kremlin agrees conflict is in a ‘dangerous stalemate’
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting Ukrainian representatives in Miami on Friday
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At least 30 killed as Russian guided bomb hits civilian bus in Ukraine
Russia’s latest attack on civilians comes after deadly missile strikes hit the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, a site visited by UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband on a trip to the country on Thursday
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Ukraine war live: Russia’s largest search engine targeted in major data centre strike
Death toll from Wednesday’s massive Russian strikes on Ukraine rises to 25, including children sleeping in their beds
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Bulgaria's president blames Russia's war in Ukraine for worsening security environment in Black Sea
Bulgaria’s president says that Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a significant deterioration of the security environment in the Black Sea region
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Russia ‘pursuing strategy of terror’, EU’s von der Leyen says after deadly strikes on Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine president confirms series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv
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Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 20
Rescue workers are continuing a search for residents after an apartment building in Pryluky was destroyed.
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Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin
Building in Pryluky destroyed, killing nine people including three children, officials say, night before Russian president’s 74th birthday
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Israel marks third anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks
Site of the Nova music festival near Re’im one of the locations where grieving relatives have gathered
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Russian strikes kill at least 15 in Ukraine on Putin’s birthday
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, with many residents taking shelter in subways and metro stations
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Naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blaze
Russian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescued
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Ukraine war live: Zelensky warns Putin preparing to launch ‘massive strike’ on Kyiv
Multiple explosions in Kyiv as Russian Tu-95 bombers approach border
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Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia
Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea
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Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
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Russia says nearly 900 Ukrainian drones downed and Moscow region fuel depot reportedly burns
Russia's Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight
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Black Sea drone attack that sunk ship off Bulgaria condemned as crew still missing
It appears to be the first such attack in Bulgarian waters
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Ukraine live: Kyiv strikes major oil facility targeted in Russia
One killed and six injured in Ukrainian drone attacks near Moscow
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Two dead after fire breaks out on ship in Black Sea as Zelensky blames Russian drones
Authorities confirmed that two people died in the serious incident on Monday
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Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
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India says it wants to be more involved in ending Ukraine war as Zelensky hails plan
Ukrainian foreign minister calls Delhi’s ceasefire proposal ‘most comprehensive’
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Two dead and 11 rescued after fire breaks out on sinking ship in Black Sea
Authorities confirmed that two people died in the serious incident
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Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized over half of Russia's oil refining capacity
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Ukraine war live: Nato at risk of conflict with Putin as war enters ‘new phase’
Germany’s spy chief says no other country currently poses such a direct threat to Berlin
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The crippling effect we’re all feeling from the deadlock in Ukraine’s war with Russia
Two of the world’s largest exporters of grain, locked in war for more than four years, have seen exports plunge even further over the last year. Prolonged conflict around the Black Sea threatens both economies - and those most in need, writes James C. Reynolds
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15-year-old loses hand during French schools protest as clashes with police continue – Europe live
Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country
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Ukraine latest: Kyiv bridge hit in Russian air strike as Moscow vows retaliation
The attacks come amid German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Ukraine show support for Zelensky
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How deadlock in the Ukraine war is crippling global food prices
Two of the world’s largest exporters of grain, locked in war for more than four years, have seen exports plunge even further over the last year. Prolonged conflict around the Black Sea threatens both economies - and those most in need, writes James C. Reynolds
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Ukraine-Russia latest: Russia limits freedom of young men amid fears of mobilisation
Potential conscripts are being forced to present their draft papers before they can take out a mortgage, leaked document shows
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Ukraine live: Russia targets major Kyiv bridge in widening attacks on infrastructure
Northern Bridge across Dnipro river target of new Russian air attack, mayor Vitali Klitschko says
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Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, Klitschko warns
Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.
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Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic
Russian aerial attacks have forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, causing traffic chaos
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Ukraine latest: Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war, Zelensky says
Seoul says Ukraine must apologise and admit that it breached a confidentiality agreement over captured North Korean soldiers’ transfer
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Ukraine war: Putin says he will use ‘all Russia’s weapons’ against Europe if attacked
Moscow threatened to use nuclear weapons if Russian territory is attacked
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause
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Russia ‘poses rapidly increasing threat’ to Nato, warns Dutch prime minister – Europe live
Rob Jetten says that European countries are working closer together on intelligence ‘to an unprecedented level’ to combat threats
