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Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions

Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible Iran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary”. In advance of the US announcement, the United Arab Emirates, Iran’s single biggest trading partner in the Middle East, an

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UK ‘adding fuel to the fire’ by giving weaponry blueprints to Ukraine, says Russia

Moscow warns of increased tensions with Britain as Burnham visits Kyiv to offer declassified details of missile components Europe live – latest updates The Kremlin has warned of an escalation in tensions between the UK and Russia as Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv to present Ukraine with newly declassified blueprints to allow Ukraine to improve its production of long range missiles. In his first trip abroad as the prime minister, Burnham will give Ukraine previously classified information on the

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Exclusive | Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization - WSJ

Exclusive | Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization  WSJ Russia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns  CNN Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says  Reuters Ukraine war latest: Zelensky claims Putin drafting 300,000 troops to seize territory  The Independent Putin to draft 300,000 new troops in September, says Zelensky  The Telegraph

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Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk splitting the country at a time when Russia is amassing ballistic missiles and considering whether to mobilise an extra 300,000 soldiers. The Ukrainian president, responding for the first time to a demand made by the sacked former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sharply criticised an idea tha

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The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district of the Russian-occupied Crimean port city. Hidden inside a rubbish bin, a bomb containing the equivalent of about 500g of TNT detonated on 13 August as Robert Shageev, the deputy commander of a Russia

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Death toll rises to 16 after Russian drone strike on Ukrainian shopping mall - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Death toll rises to 16 after Russian drone strike on Ukrainian shopping mall  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Rescuers dig through Ukraine mall wreckage as Zelensky condemns 'despicable' Russian strike  BBC Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16  Financial Times Ukraine war: Russia 'deprived of millions of dollars' as Kyiv hits one of its largest oil refineries  Sky News Zelensky vows response after Russian strike on shopping mall kills 16  CNN

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Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “cynical and despicable”. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, condemned Friday’s attack on Kryvyi Rih – the president’s home town – as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-

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Gun stash discovered in German forest believed to be linked to Russia, say reports

Authorities believe handguns found in forest near Berlin were ⁠to be used ⁠to ​carry out assassinations for Russian intelligence, Sueddeutsche reports German security authorities discovered handguns stashed in ⁠a forest near Berlin last year that they believe were ⁠to be used ⁠to ​carry out assassinations on behalf of Russian intelligence, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on ⁠Friday. The Russian embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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Russia’s missile tests around disputed islands anger Japan

Pacific fleet launched missile drills near what Moscow calls the Kuril Islands but Japan regards as its Northern Territories Japan has criticised missile tests carried out by Russia’s navy around the disputed islands visited by Vladimir Putin last week amid continuing tensions between the two countries. Russia’s Pacific fleet said on Thursday that it had fired Bastion surface-to-ship missiles from Etorofu, the largest island in the disputed archipelago, simulating an attack on enemy vessels, hit

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Romania destroys marine drone near Neptun Deep gas project, minister says - Reuters

Romania destroys marine drone near Neptun Deep gas project, minister says  Reuters EU’s von der Leyen warns of ‘escalating campaign of threats’ as Romania destroys naval drone – Europe live  The Guardian Drone crashes in Romania near Ukrainian border  Українська правда Jet Fighter Destroys Naval Drone ‘to Protect Lives’ Near Black Sea Gas Platform  WSJ Romania destroys drone near gas project, blames Russia  DW

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A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region - AP News

A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region  AP News At least 13 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages  BBC Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv  CNN 'Massive' Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 people, Zelenskyy says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Russian Air Attack Kills 12 as Zelenskyy Pleads for Patriots  Bloomberg.com

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Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Dwindle - The New York Times

Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Dwindle  The New York Times Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv  CNN Russian Air Attack Kills 12 as Zelenskyy Pleads for Patriots  Bloomberg.com 'Massive' Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 people, Zelenskyy says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Russian missile barrage kills at least 12 in Kyiv, injures 33  WCVB

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv, killing at least five - The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv, killing at least five  The Independent At least 13 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages  BBC Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Falter  The New York Times Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv  CNN Kyiv comes under heavy Russian missile attack, killing at least 13  The Guardian

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Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live

Zelenskyy says Russia had been preparing for a long time, combining different types of missiles Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people have been hospitalised after the overnight attacks, with emergency and clean-up response continuing at various sites across three districts of the city. “The capital is recovering from a massive enemy attack,” he said in a video on Telegram. Continue reading...

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