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BBCJavier Gallardo likes to start his morning watching a classical music programme on television – it is part of his routine, and puts him in the…
Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in 2010.
Photo: Dmitriy 92 / Wikipedia
By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly, Reuters
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia on Sunday, forcing a sharp fall in the capacity of a reactor at one of Russia’s…
BBC News in Ecuador
Submitted PhotoShe had promised her daughter a trip to Disney World in Florida – but what had originally been planned as a holiday became an…
WASHINGTON — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
France’s foreign ministry…
Kyiv and Budapest exchanged sharp rhetoric after tensions escalated following a Ukrainian strike on Russian oil infrastructure, which disrupted flows through a critical pipeline supplying Hungary.
During a press conference on Aug. 24, President
(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)
The first round of a major can be tricky for the world’s No. 1 player and defending champion. Especially when it’s the last major of the year in New York.
But Aryna Sabalenka made the proceedings look…
Canadian PM Carney makes surprise trip to Ukraine
by Darryl Coote
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2025
On the day celebrating Ukraine’s independence, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada made a surprise visit to Ukraine where Ottawa…
Zelensky: A ‘real chance’ exists to end the war in Ukraine
by Mike Heuer
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 23, 2025
Potential security guarantees could end the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Israel defence minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City
by AFP Staff Writers
Jerusalem Aug 20, 2025
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has approved the military’s plan to conquer Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around…
Two separate guerilla attacks kill 18 in Colombia
by AFP Staff Writers
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Two separate attacks blamed on dissident guerilla groups killed 18 people and wounded dozens in Colombia on Thursday, one…