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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

Acropolis shuts, heatwave scorches Greece

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Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region

Ukrainian law enforcement officers work next to a crater following a drone attack in Kharkiv. — AFP

Children's camp confirms 27 dead, with Texas flood toll over 80

A volunteer looks for missing people, following severe flash flooding, in Hunt. — AFP

Macron to visit UK as Starmer eyes 'reset' with EU

Union Jack and French flags are are displayed down The Mall in London. — AFP

Texas rescuers search for missing children in flood

A photo shows overturned vehicles and broken trees after flooding at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. — AFP

Ukraine warns of possible new Russian offensive in northeast

An artilleryman of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is seen at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Russia launches largest missile barrage on Ukraine

A woman makes her way through debris following mass Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv. — AFP

Dozens hurt in fuel station blast heard across Rome

Firemen, policemen and rescue teams work on the site of an explosion in a fuel station in Rome. — AFP

New wildfire near Athens, Crete blaze 'retreating': firefighters

A man stands in front of a house burning during a wildfire in Pikermi, east of Athens. — AFP

EUROPE BAKES IN HEATWAVE

An helicopter drops water on a wildfire that broke out in Ierapetra at the southern Greek island of Crete, on July 3, 2025. A forest fire fanned by gale-force winds in the Greek holiday island of Crete led to the evacuation of locals and tourists, officials said on July 3, 2025. Greece is in the midst of a heatwave that is searing large chunks of Europe. (Photo by Costas Metaxakis / AFP)

Greece wildfire rages on Crete

Firemen battle with a wildfire that broke out in Ierapetra at the southern Greek island of Crete. — AFP

Europe must 'step up' as US halts arms to Ukraine

Servicemen hold portrait of of late Ukrainian pilot Maksym Ustymenko during mourning procession in Kyiv. — AFP

Police dismantle anti-govt protesters' barricades

A protester tries to prevent the police from removing a garbage bin blocking a street, in Belgrade. — AFP

Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear body

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US halts missile shipments, sparking worry in Kyiv

Sappers talk to each other before operating in a minefield near the village of Zaliman, in Kharkiv. — AFP
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