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UN: Thousands of Ukrainian civilians still held and tortured by Russia

The UN also reported more than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees are being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly.

Russia

Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in prison

Gilman was arrested and detained in Russia in 2022, accused of assaulting a police officer following an incident on a train in Voronezh, to the south of Moscow.

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Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead

Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

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Latvia steps up border security amid surge in migration from Belarus

The Latvian government says the increase in irregular migration represents a hybrid threat orchestrated by Russia and Belarus.

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Syria

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

A Syrian court handed death sentences to Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher — both in absentia — alongside their cousin Atef Najib, who attended the trial in a cage and was found guilty of leading the 2011 Daraa crackdown that sparked the civil war.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia fired North Korean missiles in overnight strike

Ukraine's president has repeatedly sounded the alarm over deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while appealing for more Western air-defence supplies.

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Explosive drone at Leipzig airport: Whose DNA was found?

Following the discovery of an explosive drone beside Ukrainian Antonov aircraft, investigators in Leipzig have found DNA traces. According to several media outlets, there are indications of a link to a case from 2024.

Russia

Russia bars its only anti-war party from September elections

The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.

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Euroviews. Euronews ban in Belarus: Those who ban media fear the truth

The ban on Euronews in Belarus shows that the battle of systems with autocracies centres on whether people can access independent information, SPD politician Holger Mann writes in an Euronews opinion piece.

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WHO warehouse in Ukraine destroyed after overnight strikes

A World Health Organization humanitarian warehouse holding supplies worth an estimated $500,000 was destroyed, as Kyiv and Moscow exchanged missile strikes over the weekend.

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Russia readying more North Korean troops and missiles, Zelenskyy says

At the weekend, Zelenskyy said a decision had been taken for 30,000-50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on Russian soil. He did not explain how he obtained the figures.

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Russian intelligence op aimed at discredting Sweden broken, Säpo says

In 2024, Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO, spurred into the alliance by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia plans to fire 200 ballistic missiles at once, Ukraine says

Ukraine's drone commander says Moscow is working to nearly triple its missile firepower, strengthening the case for striking Russian missile factories and choking off Crimea as a military base.

Ukraine

13 killed, 90 injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine

13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.

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Vučić hosts Zelenskyy as Serbia seeks closer ties with Ukraine

The talks between Zelenskyy and Vučić come as Russia's war against Ukraine once again intensifies. Despite Serbia’s historical ties to Russia, its bid to join the EU now seems to have taken the lead in considerations.

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Belarus joins Russia’s war on freedom of information

Belarus’ obscure decision to ban Euronews’ website on its territory follows Russia’s blocking of all Euronews content, as both nations continue to clamp down on the media.

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