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Watch: 7,000 players compete at giant table tennis festival in Moscow

Around 7,000 players took part in a giant table tennis festival in Moscow, with organisers aiming to set a new world record for the largest mass participation tournament ever held.

France

French Navy boards Russia-linked tanker in Atlantic Ocean

Video released by France shows naval forces boarding the Russia-linked tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean. Paris says the vessel was intercepted as part of efforts to enforce sanctions and curb Russian oil exports funding the war in Ukraine.

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France and allies intercept uncompliant Russian shadow fleet tanker

Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia launches strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv hits refinery hub

In response to Russian shelling of Ukrainian territory, Ukrainian forces launched a series of powerful strikes on strategically important Russian oil infrastructure.

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Armenia

Pashinyan on course for landslide win in Armenia vote, new poll shows

A new poll projects Armenian Premier Nikol Pashinyan’s party could win a large parliamentary majority, as Russia intensifies its campaign to counter Yerevan's pro-West realignment, warning of a Ukraine scenario.

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Galați residents fear future incidents following Russian drone crash

A Russian drone crashed into a residential building into the eastern Romanian city of Galați on Friday, sparking a fire to its roof and injuring two people.

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Who is behind the sabotage attempts targeting the German navy?

Ten suspected sabotage incidents have reportedly impacted the German navy over the last year.

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Flights paused at Munich Airport after possible drone sighting

Munich Airport closed twice within 24 hours in October following suspected drone sightings.

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Zelenskyy warns Russia may be preparing 'massive' new attack

It comes after Russia deployed its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile in a large attack on the Kyiv region last weekend.

Armenia

Russia pulls Armenia envoy over EU ties days before decisive elections

Moscow has escalated pressure on Yerevan ahead of the 7 June elections, including trade bans, EAEU suspension warnings and a Putin drawing parallels between Armenia and Ukraine, days after Trump gave Pashinyan his "complete and total endorsement".

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Russia launches attack at Odesa region, cutting power for thousands

Russia launched a large-scale attack at Ukraine's Odesa region, as well as at three commercial vessels in the Black Sea that were moving along the Ukrainian maritime corridor.

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Odesa and Zaporizhzhia struck as Ukraine faces huge drone barrage

Mass Russian drone strike targets Ukraine as 232 drones launched, 217 downed; Odesa and Zaporizhzhia suffer damage and injuries, ships hit in Black Sea.

World

Euronews on the scene after Russian drone strike in Romania

Euronews reports from the Romanian city of Galati, where a Russian drone struck an apartment building near the Ukrainian border. The impact sparked a fire, injured two people and prompted an overnight emergency response.

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Moment Russian drone hits apartment block in Romania

Video captured the moment a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border. The impact sparked a fire and injured two people, according to Romanian authorities.

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EU denounces Russia's 'reckless' escalation after drone hits Romania

Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas have condemened Russia for violating Romania's airspace after a drone hit the city of Galați.

Europe Today

Romanian drone incursion is a 'provocation', Poland official says

Exclusive: Poland’s Undersecretary of State in Poland's Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Michał Baranowski condemned Russia's drone incursion in Romania early Friday morning, which comes hot on the heels to similar incidents in the Baltics and Poland.

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EU will never be a neutral mediator between Ukraine and Russia: Kallas

The High Representative has dismissed the buzz over a special envoy for talks with Russia, arguing the EU will "never" be a neutral mediator between Moscow and Kyiv. "We have been clearly on Ukraine's side," she said.

Russia

New Russian law allows bank employees to take down Ukrainian drones

Russia moves to arm bank staff with electronic warfare gear against Ukrainian drones, in a sign its military defences are struggling amid its all-out war against Ukraine, now in its fifth year.

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EU countries insist on unity to avoid Russia's special envoy 'trap'

The debate on who should be the special EU envoy for negotiations with the Kremlin is "a trap that Russia wants us to walk into", High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Thursday at an informal meeting of foreign ministers in Cyprus.

Europe Today

Ukraine's former PM: Putin will try to recruit any envoy sent to talks

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Ukrainian prime minister, told Euronews that while the European leaders are considering direct talks with Russia, the only thing Vladimir Putin is ready to accept is Europe's surrender.

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