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Ukrainian, Russian strikes intensify with 16 people killed

MOSCOW: At least 16 people were killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes on Saturday, in a deadly fifth summer of war as both sides intensify attacks, with diplomacy at a deadlock. Ukrainian drones also targeted a...

Smoke rises from a warehouse near Saint Petersburg after being hit by Ukrainian drones. — AFP

Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10

Smoke rises from a vessel on fire in Odesa, Ukraine. — Reuters

Fire forces evacuations in south France town

A helicopter flies after dropping water on a burning forest during a wildfire in Taradeau, southeastern France. — AFP

Russia pounds Kyiv with dozen of ballistic missiles

People walk past damaged cars parked in a street following missile strikes in Kyiv. — AFP

Spanish authorities struggles as wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares

A helicopter flies amid wildfires affecting Farasdues, Spain. — Reuters

UK's Burnham drops digital ID scheme over cost of living

Andy Burnham waves as he leaves Labour’s 'Special Conference' in central London. — AFP

Ukrainian drones hit Russian logistics centre

Firefighters drive past the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal. — AFP

Burnham takes Labour helm, vows to restore hope

Newly elected leader of Britain's Labour Party Andy Burnham gives a thumbs-up by Gravesend Town Pier as he leaves following his first engagement as leader, in Gravesend, Kent

Defence shake-up sparks rift at heart of Ukraine’s war effort

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer lay a wreath at a memorial wall to those who have fallen during Ukraine's conflicts, in Kyiv

Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes

Firefighting helicopters load water to battle wildfires affecting Zaragoza province, in Farasdues, Spain

Britain is about to get a new leader. Here’s how the transition works

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Italy court finds 32 people guilty over bridge collapse

Judge Paolo Lepri reads a verdict in the trial over the 2018 deadly collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge, in Genoa on Thursday. — Reuters

Dismissal of Ukraine's defence chief sparks protests

People protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister in Kyiv on Thursday. — Reuters

Russia and Ukraine strike vessels in Black Sea, wheat prices jump

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) meets emergency responders in Kyiv, where a building in the background was hit by a Russian missile on July 6, as part of Starmer's last visit to Ukraine before leaving office on Thursday. — Reuters

Russia sends cosmonauts to space station with rare Nasa chief visit

Crew members attend a send-off ceremony before the launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. — Reuters

Italy's coalition vows to pursue election law reform

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni listens to a debate at the lower house of Parliament in Rome. — AFP
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