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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite leaving defenders holed up
President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after ...Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city ...Israeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack
Israel carried out air strikes in central Gaza before dawn on Thursday after a rocket launched from the Palestinian territory landed in ...Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world’s best
In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President ...New surrender deadline in Mariupol as West promises Ukraine more arms
Russia gave Ukrainian fighters holding out in Mariupol a new ultimatum to surrender on Wednesday as it pushed for a decisive victory ...First COVID, now floods empty South Africa’s eastern beach resorts
After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African resorts along the popular eastern Indian Ocean coastline were hoping ...Russia launches ‘Battle of Donbas’ on eastern front, Ukraine says
Russian forces have launched their anticipated offensive in eastern Ukraine, attempting to push through defences along almost the entire front line early ...Israel downs Gaza rocket, admonishes Jordan as Jerusalem tensions simmer
Israel shot down a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military said, the first such attack in months ...Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks
A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon said on Sunday it had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents, including 10 ...Missiles strike Lviv, bodies in streets of Mariupol
Ukrainian authorities said missiles struck the western city of Lviv on Monday, killing six, and explosions rocked other cities as Russian forces ...