Russia rules out asset seizures unless EU confiscates frozen funds
Moscow says it will not seize European assets but warns it could reconsider if the European Union moves to confiscate frozen Russian sovereign funds....
The death toll from the missile and drone strikes on Kyiv on Thursday has risen to 14, including a six-year-old child. More than a 100 people were injured in the bombardment on 31 July. That's according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In his nightly address, Zelenskyy said rescue teams continue to work to locate those trapped under the rubble. According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1,200 police officers and rescuers were involved in the operation.
The President highlighted that among the injured are 14 children, marking the largest number of children harmed in a single attack on the city since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
Zelenskyy also praised the efforts of emergency workers and others assisting on the ground, stating they are “restoring life after Russian strikes.”
The President offered his condolences and assured support for the families of the deceased.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Moscow says it will not seize European assets but warns it could reconsider if the European Union moves to confiscate frozen Russian sovereign funds.
The investigation into the downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, which crashed near Aktau on 25 December 2024, is nearing completion, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on Wednesday.
Shots were fired outside Serbia's parliament building in Belgrade on Wednesday and one person was injured, local media reported.
Flights were suspended from 10:30pm on Tuesday until 6:30am on Wednesday, following sightings of illicit balloon traffic in Lithuanian airspace, the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) said.
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