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Mark Armstrong

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European Central Bank celebrates its 25th anniversary

Hundreds were in attendance in Frankfurt to mark 25 years of the ECB. Today the euro is the world's second currency, used by almost 250 million Europeans in 20 countries.

Russia

Wagner group chief acknowledges skills of Ukrainian army

Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in an interview that Ukrainian forces "have high levels of organisation, training and intelligence," and that Wagner had lost 20,000 men in Bakhmut.

World News

French authorities destroy shanty town on Indian Ocean

France deploys hundreds of police officers to oversee the destruction of a slum on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in an operation authorities say is aimed at curbing sub-standard housing and illegal migration.

World News

Sudan fighting goes on despite ceasefire agreement

Pope Frances prayed for peace on Sunday as fighting continued in and around the capital Khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides and due to come into force on Monday evening.

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Turkey

Registered Turkish voters living abroad cast their votes

As both candidates in Turkey's presidential election runoff continue campaigning, Turkish citizens living outside the country have started to cast their votes.

Greece

Candidates make last appeals to voters ahead of elections in Greece

Candidates rally supporters ahead of elections in Greece on Sunday with Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeking a second term under a new system of voting.

World News

Putin accuses the West of trying to divide Russia

G7 leaders at the summit in Hiroshima announce new sanctions on Moscow while Putin accuses the West of trying to divide the people of Russian whose 'diversity is their strength'

Ukraine

Rift between Wagner and Russian military deepens

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has directly appealed to the Russian Ministry of Defence not to abandon positions around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

World News

At least 13 dead and more missing as floods hit northern Italy

Italy declares a state of emergency in the north as at least 13 people die and others are missing after devastating floods that have left thousands of homes without electricity and cut off from rescue workers trying to reach them.

USA

'Our borders are not open' insists US Homeland Security

US Homeland Security insists "our borders are not open", as new immigration rules come into force that many migrants think will make it harder for them to obtain asylum.

World News

Fears of chaos on US border when emergency asylum laws are replaced

US President Joe Biden admits there could be chaos on the US border with Mexico when emergency asylum laws known as Title 42 are replaced by new migrant legislation on Thursday night.

Israel

Israeli strikes kill top militant group commander in Gaza

As violence continues to escalate the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza kill a top commander of the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Ukraine

Ukrainians spending their days in basements

As they wait for an expected counter-offensive, residents near Ukraine's front lines seek safety, food and companionship in basements.

Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested

Party officials say ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested when he appeared at a court in Islamabad on a number of corruption charges

World News

Suspect arrested over car bomb attack on pro-Kremlin writer

A suspect has been charged over a car bomb attack that seriously injured Zakhar Prilepin, an ardent supporter of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

West Bank

Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill militant commanders

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirms Islamic Jihad commanders and some family members were killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as tensions continue to rise

Armenia

Azerbaijan rebukes France in dispute with Armenia

As French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna visits the South Caucasus, Paris is accused of not using its influence on Armenia in the ongoing dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Sudan

Sudan's warring factions agree to extend truce but fighting goes on

Fighting continues in the Sudanese capital and beyond despite the fact that both sides in the conflict have agreed to extend a three-day truce by another 72 hours.

USA

Serbia and Kosovo relations in 'dangerous' state, says UN

The head of the UN Mission in Kosovo said relations between the two slumped in 2022, putting them dangerously close to physical confrontation.

Ukraine

One dead and over 20 injured in Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv that killed at least one and injured over 20 others, including a child, was a 'crime against humanity.

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