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Russia plans new 'superprisons' despite war recruitment emptying jails
Seven complexes holding more than 20,000 inmates are planned for 2035, including one in Russian-occupied Kherson, even as the prison population has dropped from 465,000 to 282,000 since 2021, largely because inmates have been recruited as contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Kharkiv apartment block hit by Russian strike, 25 injured
A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, according to regional authorities.
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Behind the scenes: summit row and oil deal test Hungary-Ukraine ties
A dispute over Hungary’s role in Ukraine’s Carpathian Eight summit and the disclosure of an oil-storage deal between MOL and Naftogaz have further strained ties between Budapest and Kyiv, as a separate row over minority rights continues to hold up Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
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Macron denies CIA warned France of Russian drone attack
French President Emmanuel Macron denied CIA warnings of a possible Russian drone operation targeting southern Europe and pledged to send "military assets" to "protect" the Yanbu site, a key component of Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure.
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Rutte says Putin is in a 'bad place' as he reassures NATO allies
NATO chief Mark Rutte said the alliance was prepared to respond to Russian hybrid attacks against European countries following fresh warnings from Danish intelligence. Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged European allies to take greater responsibility for their own defence.
