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EU and Hungarian officials clash over visa scheme for Russian citizens

The European Commission has sent a second letter to Hungary asking for further clarifications about its National Card scheme.

Ukraine

UN warns of 'very fragile' conditions at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant

The comments from UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi follow fresh attacks near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine.

Mongolia

Mongolia defies calls to arrest Putin during visit despite ICC warrant

Members of the International Criminal Court are treaty bound to detain suspects if an arrest warrant has been issued, but the court doesn’t have any enforcement mechanism.

Radio Schuman

Why do long-range strikes matter to Ukraine?

The US and EU countries limit the use of weapons they provide to Ukraine for fear of escalating the war.

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Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region kills at least five

Russian forces have been attempting to push deeper into the partly-occupied eastern Donetsk region. Its total capture is one of the Kremlin’s primary ambitions.

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Russian airstrike on Kharkiv apartment block kills six people

The glided bomb hit a 12-storey residential building, leaving at least 20 other people in serious condition, according to local media.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Ukraine's Kursk incursion is 'changing momentum'

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in Russia and the latest spat between the EU and Hungary over Budapest's easing of immigration laws to include Russian and Belorussian nationals.

World News

Kremlin 'not worried' about Putin's visit to ICC member state Mongolia

Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite an ICC warrant for his arrest.

Europe News

Fears grow Ukraine's eastern city of Pokrovsk might fall to Russia

Hundreds of the city's residents are evacuating every day as Moscow's forces, less than 10 kilometres away, keep slowly advancing.

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Peace can never mean surrender, von der Leyen says in new Orbán rebuke

In her first wide-ranging speech since being re-elected to office, Ursula von der Leyen scolded politicians who blame the war "not on Putin's lust for power but on Ukraine's thirst for freedom."

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Pilot killed after Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet crash in Ukraine

The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, a military statement posted on Facebook said.

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Serbia inks €2.7bn deal with France for 12 Rafale fighter jets

Serbia is formally seeking EU membership, but it has made little progress in the rule of law and democratic reforms, which are the main preconditions for membership in the 27-nation bloc.

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Let Ukraine strike Russia and keep the momentum, Kuleba urges EU

Dmytro Kuleba has urged EU countries to take "bold decisions" and allow Ukraine to use donated weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

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Zelenskyy to present 'victory plan' to US in September

The Ukrainian president said the military counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region, which hosts a nuclear power plant, is part of the plan.

Tech News

Durov's arrest could expose Telegram-Kremlin links, expert says

The Telegram co-founder and CEO was apprehended by French authorities on Saturday at an airport near Paris.

Europe News

EU countries raise concerns again over Hungary's easing of visa scheme

Hungary’s National Card immigration scheme has now been relaxed to include nationals from Russia and Belarus.

Europe News

Russia launches new missile and drone attacks on Ukraine

Swarms of Russian drones fired at eastern, northern, southern, and central regions were followed by volleys of cruise and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.

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Pavel Durov's arrest could impede Russia's war in Ukraine, experts say

Telegram is widely used by the Russian armed forces, and the platform is strictly regulated by the Kremlin.

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Telegram CEO arrest not 'a political' move, says French president

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Pavel Durov's arrest occurred "as part of an ongoing judicial investigation". The Russian billionaire was arrested on Saturday night at a Paris airport.

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Russian missiles strike energy infrastructure across Ukraine

The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Moscow's biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks.