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Putin vows to achieve war goals, expand 'buffer zone'

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomatic or military means, and would seek to expand a "security buffer zone" there. "First, the goals of the special military...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at an expanded meeting of the Collegium of the Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow. — Reuters

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

EU unveils long-delayed 2040 climate target, with wiggle room

European Commission Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera speaks during a press conference, in Brussels. — Reuters

Germany, UK to sign mutual defence pact

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius looks on, on the day of a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin. — Reuters

Two dead as France registers second-hottest June on record

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Over 170 charities urge end to Gaza aid system

People mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, according to Gaza's health ministry, during their funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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