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Ukraine sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ cartoon over alleged Russian propaganda
Europe • 4:11 PM
7 min
Ukraine sanctioned the creators of the Masha and the Bear cartoon — one of Russia’s most successful cultural exports — accusing the globally popular children’s cartoon of spreading pro-Russian narratives to young audiences.<div class="small-12 column text
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Pompeii, life went on after Vesuvius: new discovery points to the Renaissance
Europe • 3:06 PM
4 min
New fifteenth- and sixteenth-century finds rekindle the mystery of Pompeii: the city was not forgotten after the eruption, but lived on in local memory.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/p
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Portugal's pension surplus is an illusion, new report warns
Europe • 2:33 PM
11 min
Two personal finance experts urge Portuguese taxpayers to overcome inertia and secure complements to their pensions beyond state social security, after a report on the system's sustainability revealed weaknesses.<div class="small-12 column text-center art
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Extreme weather: torrential rain and flooding in Liguria, Lombardy and Tuscany
Europe • 2:30 PM
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Italy has been battered by a severe weather front, with violent storms, gale-force winds and intense lightning, hitting Liguria, Lombardy and northern Tuscany, causing floods and damage.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt
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Coalition of the Willing talks set for Monday in Kyiv
Europe • 2:28 PM
2 min
Members of the so-called Coalition of the Willing will meet on Monday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to discuss continued support for the war-torn country amid another year of Russian aggression.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><
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Sword-wielding attacker wounds several at Swedish high school
Europe • 1:42 PM
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Fagersta municipality said an attacker armed with a sword entered Brinellskolan and wounded several people before being detained by police. Local media reported that the attacker was armed with a machete and was shot by police<div class="small-12 column t
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French driver discovers 1.5 metre boa constrictor under car bonnet
Europe • 1:33 PM
3 min
A motorist near Toulouse in southern France found what appeared to be a royal boa or boa constrictor under the bonnet of his car as he was changing the battery.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026
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Sweden plans to send migrants to Italy, France and Spain reject Dublin transfers
Europe • 1:23 PM
9 min
After Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Finland, Sweden now also plans to return to Italy migrants who moved north after landing there. Eurostat says 109,427 transfer requests were sent to Rome between 2023 and 2025, a potential boomerang for Meloni's go
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ICC head Tomoko Akane warns of 'demise of international rule of law' after US sanctions
Europe • 9:32 AM
6 min
Washington has repeatedly accused the ICC of "politicised actions" and of "targeting Israel" after it issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relating to the war in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hr
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Ukraine eyes anti-ballistic systems with EU’s €90 billion loan
Europe • 9:26 AM
5 min
Officials in Kyiv have floated the idea of using the next parcel of funds from the European Union’s €90 billion loan to purchase anti-ballistic missile capabilities, an official close to the discussions told Euronews. Questions loom over where they could
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Weapons for Putin's agents? Secret arms cache found in Berlin forest
Europe • 9:23 AM
1 min
Investigators uncovered the weapons in woodland in Brandenburg, according to reports by broadcasters NDR and WDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung daily.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/weapon
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Two Swiss apartment block fires leave five missing and 19 injured, police say
Europe • 7:19 AM
3 min
Around 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, where crews were still working to extinguish the fire on Friday morning.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/swiss-apartment-block-fire-leaves
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Russian drones hit border crossing with Moldova in overnight strike, Ukraine says
Europe • 6:38 AM
4 min
The announcement comes a day after a Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed an explosive-laden maritime drone close to Europe's largest offshore gas project.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21
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Identification tags and bones: How experts are identifying WWII soldiers found in the Danube
Europe • 6:09 AM
8 min
Two Wehrmacht soldiers and a WWII motorcycle were recovered from the Danube in Budapest. Now, experts are trying to identify the soldiers using their military identity tags. Euronews spoke to those involved about the painstaking work of putting names to t
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Ghent University suspends US academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism claims
Europe • 5:47 AM
4 min
Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead Friday aged 41.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/ghent-university-suspends-us-aca
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Europe’s hollowed-out armies: The race to find 100,000 soldiers
Europe • 5:00 AM
7 min
The European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, says Europe needs to be able to rapidly deploy around 100,000 troops to deter a potential Russian attack. Experts warn about the problems meeting this target.<div class="small-12 column text-center
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Swiss village lives in the shadow of an unstable mountain
Europe • 3:46 AM
2 min
Kandersteg, a picturesque Swiss Alpine village, sits beneath the unstable Spitze Stei rock formation, which could trigger a major landslide if it collapses. Scientists say rising temperatures are melting glaciers and thawing mountain permafrost, making sl
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Ceuta plans second eviction after hundreds of migrants return to Trampolín beach
Europe • 12:46 AM
3 min
The government of Ceuta warns it will suspend beach-cleaning operations if migrants return following a second eviction attempt in just two days.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/ceuta-pla
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'We are guarding Germans, Belgians': Latvia stops 28 migrants from Belarus after tunnel discovery
Europe • 12:21 AM
9 min
Latvia has been experiencing a rise in irregular migration in recent months, something that European leaders call a hybrid attack by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2
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Finland suspects Russian aircraft of violating its airspace, defence ministry says
Europe • 7:41 PM
6 min
The risk of drones drifting into Finland as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine is rising, the head of the country's military intelligence service said in January.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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Emergency crews struggle to bring wildfire burning for weeks in Serbia under control
Europe • 7:31 PM
4 min
Warnings for extreme conditions have been issued across most of the Balkans, as authorities warn of a return to sweltering heat that has swept across Europe this summer.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews
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Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on A-list Ukraine war movie starring Sean Penn
Europe • 6:54 PM
4 min
The Ukrainian suspect had previously been held in Poland for his alleged role in destroying the pipelines but Warsaw refused to extradite him to Germany.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/
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European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank
Europe • 6:23 PM
8 min
The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https
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Monte dei Paschi board approves dual exchange offers for Banco Bpm and Banca Generali
Europe • 5:10 PM
4 min
CEO Luigi Lovaglio's plan aims to bolster MPS and fend off Intesa Sanpaolo's 30.5-billion-euro Opas. Approved with nine votes in favour and four abstentions.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08
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Finland charges mother with trafficking children to Islamic State-controlled areas of Syria
Europe • 4:48 PM
3 min
The woman, in her 40s and now residing in Finland, first brought her children to Syria in 2014, according to a preliminary police investigation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/finland-c
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Missing in action: Ukrainian soldiers reportedly desert during training in Germany
Europe • 4:24 PM
3 min
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, Ukrainian soldiers are receiving military training in Germany. A recent investigation by the weekly news magazine Die Zeit reveals that some do not return to their units after their stay in Germany.<div class="small-12 col
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Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine, UN aid chief warns
Europe • 3:25 PM
7 min
Tom Fletcher said the UN needs more than €1.7 billion for its prioritised humanitarian response in Ukraine this year, with winter among his biggest concerns.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08
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Exclusive: EU to boost funding for Morocco’s migration management after Ceuta crisis
Europe • 3:00 PM
5 min
The Ceuta crisis is affecting the EU’s long-awaited partnership deal with Morocco, prompting Brussels to increase funding for border control as it seeks to finalise the agreement by the end of the year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt
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Spanish authorities begin relocating migrants from Ceuta beach to temporary shelters
Europe • 2:59 PM
5 min
Many people remain in makeshift camps, including vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied children, women and girls.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/spanish-authorities-begin-relocating-m
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Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this year, official data shows
Europe • 2:48 PM
9 min
The heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer in Europe, contributing to a spike in heat-related mortality in the worst-hit countries.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/
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Fire of the century in eastern Belgium brought 'under control,' local official says
Europe • 1:58 PM
6 min
Around 350 firefighters and other emergency personnel remain deployed in the effort, as do the many farmers who mobilised in support of the operation since last week.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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Europe faces race to refill gas storage as LNG cargoes flow to Asia
Europe • 1:42 PM
5 min
After spending much of the past two years rebuilding its gas security following the loss of Russian pipeline supplies, Europe is again facing high natural gas prices due to volatility in global markets linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.<div cl
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Overcome market fragmentation or miss the AI train, Lagarde warns the EU
Europe • 10:43 AM
3 min
An overly fragmented single market cannot support Europe’s top priority of competing globally in the AI race, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warns.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euron
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Banderol, Russia’s new low-cost weapon testing Ukraine’s air defences
Europe • 10:29 AM
3 min
Russia is stepping up its use of the Banderol, a relatively cheap new weapon that carries a smaller warhead than conventional cruise missiles but can force Ukraine to use the same scarce and costly air defences to intercept it.<div class="small-12 column
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Romania destroys explosive drone near major Black Sea gas project
Europe • 10:09 AM
4 min
A separate drone crashed in eastern Romania as the country and neighbouring Poland stepped up air defences during a major Russian attack on Ukraine.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/nato-
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Champagne harvest: why picking begins as early as mid-August
Europe • 10:04 AM
5 min
In Champagne, the grape harvest began as early as mid-August, unprecedented for some growers, after heat and drought sped up ripening and forced them to change their methods.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.eur
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Full-face veil bans: How do rules compare across Europe?
Europe • 9:37 AM
7 min
European countries take widely different approaches to full-face veils, from nationwide bans to restrictions in specific public spaces. Euronews looks at how the rules vary across the continent.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h
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Portugal enacts 'burqa law' banning face coverings in public space
Europe • 8:35 AM
3 min
In Portugal, violators face fines ranging from €150 to €3,000, with exemptions for health, professional, artistic or weather-related reasons, as well as in places of worship, diplomatic missions and on aircraft.<div class="small-12 column text-center arti
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Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens
Europe • 8:24 AM
5 min
Ukrainian drone campaign on Russia's energy infrastructure has caused fuel shortages so severe that the Kremlin has admitted it. Queues in Moscow are forming for the first time, and Russia has brought back banned low-grade fuel to plug the gap, while deta
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Why swimming in the Rhine is allowed in Switzerland but banned in Germany
Europe • 7:14 AM
12 min
Basel has spent decades making the Rhine safe for swimmers, while German cities are imposing bans. Could a growing European push to reclaim urban waterways change that?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.
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NATO 3.0 rebrand is 'lipstick on a pig', says former US ambassador
Europe • 6:42 AM
9 min
The transatlantic relationship has changed profoundly since Donald Trump's return to the White House, and the concept of NATO 3.0 epitomises the transformation. But what does it actually mean?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hre
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16 killed, 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv and surrounding region
Europe • 6:09 AM
4 min
US President Donald Trump had authorised Ukraine to obtain licences to manufacture Patriot air defence systems, but later reversed the decision.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/nine-kill
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Will Prime Minister Andy Burnham move the UK closer to Europe?
Europe • 6:02 AM
12 min
From trade to defence to youth mobility, London and Brussels are seeking to build on the thaw in their post-Brexit relationship. But tough negotiations lie ahead as an autumn summit looms.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h
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Ukraine anti-corruption probes close in on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's inner circle
Europe • 5:30 AM
15 min
Zelenskyy himself has not been a suspect in any of the probes launched so far, but the growing list of people close to him under investigation is quickly becoming a political liability.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Tourism hit by war fears: Seven EU countries seek Brussels funding for frontline regions
Europe • 5:28 AM
8 min
Seven frontline European Union nations want the bloc’s next long-term budget to help their hotels, businesses and operators weather the fallout from Europe’s security crisis — and their proximity to it.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move back to the UK later this month
Europe • 4:21 AM
8 min
Harry expressed a desire to reconcile with his father and spend more time with the UK monarch who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/prin
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Swiss tourist sentenced to year in jail for insulting Bali's sacred Day of Silence
Europe • 12:45 AM
5 min
During his trial, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen told the court he had never intended to insult the Hindu holiday or the Balinese people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/swiss-tourist-sentenced-
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Will the UK royal family welcome Harry and Meghan back? Expert urges couple to 'move slowly'
Europe • 12:31 AM
6 min
Last month, Prince Harry visited the UK with Meghan and their children, who saw King Charles for the first time since 2022.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/will-the-royal-family-welcome-
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Wednesday, august 19, 2026
At least 10 people in intensive care and thousands flee intense wildfire in Croatia
Europe • 8:15 PM
7 min
During a visit to the area Prime Minister Andrej Plenković stressed the dangers of the fire and praised the efforts of the firefighters.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/at-least-people-i
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'Charred' body found in vineyard in southern France identified as influencer Sonia Bellina
Europe • 7:41 PM
2 min
The Nîmes public prosecutor, Cécile Gensac, said that two men had been arrested on Wednesday and "placed in police custody because of evidence suggesting their direct or indirect involvement in the events."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__
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After weeks of rallying behind Fedorov, protesters reject his call for wartime elections in Ukraine
Europe • 6:23 PM
7 min
A month of nationwide demonstrations demanding Mykhailo Fedorov’s return as defence minister appears to be ending after protest organisers rejected and criticised his call for elections during wartime.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butto
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ECB unveils new banknote designs with a defiant message: Don't count cash out yet
Europe • 2:23 PM
4 min
With cashless payments on the rise, and a growing belief that cash is being replaced by the digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) is introducing new banknotes carrying a clear message to citizens: cash is here to stay.<div class="small-12 column t
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European socialists head towards showdown over divergences on migration policy
Europe • 2:15 PM
4 min
The Party of European Socialists faces an internal rift as Italian and Spanish MEPs accuse Denmark's Frederiksen of "selective solidarity" for aligning with Meloni against Spain over Ceuta, while the Danish Social Democrats maintain their line on a strict
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Swiss government eyeing boosting air defence budget by over $1 billion
Europe • 1:40 PM
5 min
Parliament, which has yet to approve the additional funding, still also needs to vote on a significant requested VAT increase through 2040 to finance the army's defence spending priorities.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="
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EU leaders rally behind International Criminal Court after fresh US sanctions
Europe • 1:27 PM
4 min
EU leaders have thrown their support behind the Hague-based International Criminal Court after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions on senior figures investigating alleged Israeli war crimes.<div class="small-12 column text-center art
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Polish stork Krutek sets off again: 5,000 kilometres ahead
Europe • 1:23 PM
6 min
The famous stork from Krutyń set off south again on 16 August for its autumn migration. As last year, its journey to Africa can be tracked precisely via GPS.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/08
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Second Ukrainian arrested in connection with Nord Stream pipeline explosions
Europe • 1:15 PM
2 min
Prosecutors say the objective of the alleged attack on the Nord Stream pipelines was to "permanently disrupt gas supplies" and to stop Russia from using the revenue to finance its war effort in Ukraine.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt
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Tourists flock to Mount Etna to witness eruption despite safety warnings
Europe • 11:24 AM
1 min
Mount Etna is erupting in Sicily, drawing tourists eager to see the active volcano despite concerns from local guides. The eruption has sent plumes into the sky and forced authorities to close Catania Airport. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest active volcano
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The border frontline: Latvia faces migrants, drones and war fears
Europe • 10:54 AM
11 min
Latvia, on the European Union and NATO’s eastern frontier, is stepping up border security as it faces renewed pressure from irregular migration, drone incursions and the growing threat posed by Russia and Belarus.<div class="small-12 column text-center ar
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Russian 'safari' drone attack on civilian minibus kills at least four, Ukraine says
Europe • 10:35 AM
7 min
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed the attack as part of a "safari" hunt against Ukrainian civilians. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Moscow of purposefully targeting civilians.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt
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