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Climber Laura completes a ‘package’ of 1,072 peaks across the UK BBC

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said holding elections in Ukraine during wartime would risk dividing the country at a time when Russia is stockpiling ballistic missiles and considering mobilizing an additional 300,000 troops. The Ukrainian president, responding for the first time to a demand made by fired former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sharply criticized an idea that … Read more

kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes actions taken by ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his participation in mass protests and calling for elections, were wrong, publicly detailing their dispute for the first time. Zelenskyy also alluded to problematic decisions on defense spending and said inaccurate information provided by the … Read more

Massive fires broke out at two major Russian logistics and industrial facilities early Sunday, August 23, including a drone attack on a logistics center belonging to e-commerce giant Ozon. In the city of Orenburg, a drone attack targeted the “Orenbuzhye” special economic zone. Mayor Albert Yumadilov stated that several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted … Read more

Dozens dead after Russian drone attack on busy shopping mall in Zelensky’s hometownOn The Ground Newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch of international news French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that Paris will send new interceptor missiles to Ukraine as … Read more

President Macron wrote in X: “It is crucial to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to defend its skies and thwart this aggression.” The Patriot air defense system is the only weapon in Ukraine’s arsenal capable of shooting down high-speed ballistic missiles used by Russia in its war in Ukraine. Russia has attacked Ukraine … Read more

How a new era of heat waves could change the school calendar BBC

A coalition of 102 former French and British diplomats is calling on their countries to jointly sanction Israel, warning in an open letter that Israeli policy in the occupied Palestinian territory threatens to permanently erase the possibility of a Palestinian state. France and the United Kingdom “must act together to defend international law in Palestine,” … Read more

The new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening his neighbors not to join new American efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. Egypt is trying to revive negotiations between Iran and the United States. And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped some ships carrying Iraqi oil transit the Strait of Hormuz. France and Saudi … Read more

The accident follows two similar crashes in Ireland, where police highlighted a trend on social media towards driving in the opposite direction. By Anadolu, AP, Reuters and The Associated Press Published August 22, 2026 August 22, 2026 Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a head-on collision during a chase, after a vehicle … Read more