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Ukraine's army fights to hold Pokrovsk in a battle for territory and narratives
The battle for Pokrovsk is crucial for control of Ukraine's Donetsk region
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan are deadlocked despite mediation
Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock on Friday, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar.
Van is chased by police in Bulgaria and crashes, killing six migrants
A van carrying nine migrants who entered Bulgaria illegally crashed while being chased by police near the country's eastern Black Sea coast, killing six of the migrants, officials said Friday.
EU tightens visa restrictions on Russians over the Ukraine war and acts of sabotage
The European Union is making it harder for Russian citizens to enter Europe’s ID-check free travel area
Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away
Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representativesThe Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts. Continue reading...
What to know about pirates off the Somali coast who have hijacked a tanker
Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence of armed attacks along the coasts of Somalia
Afghan official says 4 civilians killed in border clash with Pakistan during peace talks
Tensions have risen between Pakistan and Afghanistan after a clash along their shared border killed four Afghan civilians and wounded five others
UK police arrest 11 around soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv
British police have arrested 11 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv
6 migrants die in crash after police try to stop a van in Bulgaria
A vehicle crash near the Black Sea city of Burgas has resulted in the deaths of six migrants
Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school and injure 55
Multiple explosions have shaken a mosque at a high school in Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 55 people, mostly students
Spanish police arrest 13 people suspected of belonging to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang
Spanish police have arrested 13 people suspected of belonging to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide
Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El FasherBritain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El Fasher would fall amid a wave of ethnic cleansing and possible genocide, according to a report seen by the Guardian.Government officials turned down the plans six months into the 18-month siege of El Fasher in favour of the “least ambitious” option of four presented. Continue reading...
