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Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.Speaking during his...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow. — Reuters

France battles largest wildfire of the year, one person killed

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UN push on treaty to curb spiralling plastic menace

A wild elephant rummages near an electric fence through garbage dumped at an open ground in the village of Digampathana in north-central Sri Lanka. — AFP file photo

Danish zoo in hot water over public call for animals as food

Only healthy animals are accepted by the zoo, which has been accepting donated animals for several years.

Couple abandons child at airport, leaves for vacation

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Russia urges caution after Trump comments

A woman carrying a child walks at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv. — AFP

Russian, Chinese navies carry out joint drills

Russian, Chinese officers mark the start of the joint drills, in Vladivostok. — Reuters

Dormant volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

Eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano.

UK threatens jail for people smugglers who advertise on social media

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Swiss glaciers suffer rapid ice loss following weak winter snowfall

Switzerland’s glaciers are melting at an alarming pace this year.

11 new arrests over Serbian train station disaster

Protesters gather holding a banner, in Belgrade. — AFP

Putin signals no change in Russia's stance on Ukraine

Police explosives experts carry a fragment of Russian cruise missile outside a residential building in Kyiv partially destroyed following a Russian missile strike. — AFP

Zelensky restores power of anti-graft agencies

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press briefing following phone calls with US President Donald Trump, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. — Reuters File

Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record

The megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres across the United States occurred on October 22, 2017.

UK air traffic glitch was caused by radar problem

Passengers wait in line at Heathrow Airport, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, in Hounslow, London. — Reuters

Channel crossings pass 25,000 arrivals in record time

French gendarmes stand with migrants as they wait to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Equihen, northern France. - AFP
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