Russian drone attack kills two in Odesa and sparks fires across city
A deadly drone strike on Odesa has left two dead and caused extensive damage to homes, schools, and infrastructure, local officials report.
Dozens were injured and buildings damaged after a Russian drone targeted multiple districts in Ukraine’s second-largest city.
At least 47 people have been injured, including eight hospitalized, after a Russian drone strike hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Authorities said the attack struck 12 locations across four city districts — Kyivskyi, Osnovianskyi, Slobidskyi, and Saltivskyi. Several homes, shops, and vehicles were damaged, and fires broke out in some areas. First responders were dispatched to the scenes.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has faced repeated air assaults since the start of the full-scale war, with Russia intensifying strikes in recent weeks.
Ukrainian officials have renewed calls for stronger air defense support to protect major cities like Kharkiv from continued aerial attacks.
Tensions flare in the India-France Rafale deal as France refuses to share the fighter jet’s source code, limiting India’s ability to integrate indigenous weapons and reducing its combat autonomy.
France has rejected India’s request to share source codes needed to integrate indigenous weapons into Rafale fighter jets. Despite repeated appeals, French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has refused to compromise on the issue
Anton Kobyakov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that the USSR’s dissolution was legally invalid and that the Soviet Union still exists under constitutional law, framing the Ukraine war as an “internal process.”
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AnewZ and Kazakhstan’s Jibek Joly/Silk Way TV channel co-hosted a special AnewZ Talks in Astana at Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU), uniting global experts and young leaders at Silk Road Media Group’s journalism school to explore the growing intersection of media and diplomacy.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 307 military personnel each on Saturday, marking the second day of what is expected to become the largest prisoner swap since the war between the two countries began three years ago.
The fourth and final phase of Lebanon’s municipal elections began in the southern governorates, continuing the country’s first local voting process in nearly a decade amid ongoing security challenges.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will begin a six-day visit of Türkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan, where he is also set to attend the International Conference on Glaciers in Dushanbe.
The European Union has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 50% tariff on EU goods by calling for respectful trade negotiations and emphasizing the need to avoid escalating tensions.
Australia has begun recovery efforts after devastating floods in the southeast killed five people and damaged over 10,000 properties, prompting nationwide support and emergency responses.
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