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Strikes hit the region's Synelnykivsky area, where at least two children -- aged six and eight -- were among those killed, and the regional capital of Dnipro, the interior ministry said.

For months, Plenkovic and his ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) seemed poised for an easy victory that would secure his third term as premier.

Italian Foreign Minister said he had spoken to his Israeli counterpart, on Tuesday and urged Israel to not only de-escalate any reaction to Iran's attack but to stave off a planned offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The Chernigiv region, which borders Belarus to the north, was partially occupied at the beginning of Russia's invasion but has been spared fierce fighting for around two years since Moscow's army withdrew.

Charities have accused the authorities of seeking to clear homeless people from the French capital to make it look better for the Games from July 26 to August 11.

Sunak reiterated the UK's 'steadfast support' for regional stability and told the Israeli leader that Iran had miscalculated its move, being isolated on the global stage as a result.

Referring to the recent escalations between Iran and Israel, Macron said that France would help do everything to avoid a "conflagration" in the Middle East.

Russia regularly carries out test launches of ICBMs and other missiles as it seeks to modernize its weapons.

"Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre," the surgeon said.

For Western nations grappling with Russia's vast and growing diaspora, Russian soldiers present particular concern: Are they spies? War criminals? Or heroes?

The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.

At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

The officials said four of the offenders were detained pending consideration for removal from the UK or deportation to India, and the remaining eight have been bailed on the condition they report regularly to the Home Office.

Under the new rules, the Dublin III principle of first-country responsibility would be maintained, but with extra criteria that could shift the asylum-seeker's file to another EU country.

Assisted suicide is allowed in Switzerland and Portugal and several US states. Euthanasia is currently legal in the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Australia, Colombia, Belgium and Luxembourg under certain conditions.

MILAN: An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing. The explosion at power…

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, Europe's largest such facility, has been occupied by Russian forces since the start of their February 2022 invasion.

More than 4,500 homes have been flooded and more than 4,000 people evacuated from Orsk to temporary housing centres.

Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western former foreign minister, and Peter Pellegrini, a Ukraine-sceptic backed by the ruling populists, are vying to replace the outgoing liberal President Zuzana Caputova.

Overall, Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander.