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Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine.

Six dead, 52 injured as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine

A fresh wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital has left six people dead and more than 50 severely injured after a Russian drone struck a residential apartment tower after nightfall.  

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An F-18 fighter jet nearly crashed into a beach full of tourists and locals.

Beach goers lucky to be alive after near miss with F-18 jet

WATCH: Tourists and locals are lucky to be alive after a military fighter jet was forced to attempt a daring manoeuvre to avoid an explosive crash at a popular European beach

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A Ukrainian law enforcement officer inside a destroyed building in a correctional colony hit in a Russian air attack in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia.

Russia strikes in Ukraine kill 27 as Kremlin defies Trump

Moscow’s bloody assault on a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility came just hours after the US President imposed a new deadline for Russia to end the bloody three-year war.

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A Brazilian woman has miraculously walked away unharmed after almost plunging to her death at a local carnival.

‘I’m going to die!’: Woman clings for life on Ferris wheel

A woman has miraculously walked away unharmed after almost plunging to her death at a local carnival. 

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The Kremlin has declined to comment on US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut a deadline for the Kremlin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine from 50 to 10 days.

Russia quiet on US decision to cut ceasefire deadline

A Kremlin spokesman says he will not comment after US President Donald Trump shortened a deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

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US President Donald Trump says he is setting a new 10 or 12-day deadline for Russia over its war in Ukraine.

Trump warns Putin he has ‘10 or 12 days’ to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump has threatened Vladimir Putin with a new deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine, expressing his ‘disappointment’.

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The European Union has become the latest trade war target to capitulate to President Donald Trump’s demands.

Trump’s latest deal shows tariff shakedown is gaining pace

Despite being America’s most powerful economic equivalent, the European Union has become the latest trade war target to capitulate to the President’s demands.

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The Ukrainian MP who nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, then withdrew it, wants the US President to visit Ukraine and see the warning signs of China, Russia and Iran’s ‘coalition of totalitarian’.

‘Coalition’: China, Iran, Russia warning in Ukraine war

The Ukrainian MP who nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, then withdrew it, wants the US President to visit Ukraine and see the warning signs of China, Russia and Iran’s ‘coalition of totalitarian’.

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Three people have been killed after a passenger train derailed in southern Germany.

Three people killed, dozens injured in German train accident

A regional passenger train has derailed in southern Germany, killing at least three people and seriously injuring several others, according to local authorities.

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Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a US-EU trade deal framework (AP PHOTO)

‘Biggest deal ever made’: Trump strikes EU trade deal

US President Donald Trump has reached a trade deal with the European Union, following pivotal discussions with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen days before the August 1 tariff deadline.

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Russia and Ukraine are poised to hold peace talks within days.

Russia and Ukraine poised to hold peace talks

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet in Turkey for talks within days, according to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian media reports.

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Ukrainian troops carry the body of a Russian soldier from a destroyed building at the Sudzha Border Crossing in Ukraine.

Russia gains ground in Ukraine, but can its economy keep up?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In June, Russia’s numerical advantages in troops and air power produced its biggest monthly gains in territory since the beginning of the year.

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Australia has pledged to give the Ukraine 49 Abrams tanks at a value of $245 million.

Australian tanks join battle against Russia in Ukraine

The majority of 49 Abrams tanks committed by Australia have joined Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion as Moscow continues its deadly attacks.

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Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out from the capsule during the final manned flight for the Red Bull Stratos mission in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 14, 2012 Red Bull Stratos

Space daredevil dies after paragliding stunt goes wrong

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who jumped from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere in a 2012 stunt, is being remembered after his death during a horror fall.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace. (AP PHOTO)

‘Blackmail’: Putin unfazed by Trump’s 100pc tariff threat

The Kremlin has issued a stark warning that by promising Ukraine more weapons, the US has signalled its decision to ‘abandon the peace process’.

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