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© Agence France-Presse Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of a deadly blast in Poland, with Belgium saying it was probably caused by Kyiv’s air defences firing at Moscow’s incoming missiles. The explosion in a farm building on Tuesday killed two people, leaving the village of Przewodow in shock and sparking international concern over a possible further escalation of the conflict. Ambassadors from members of the NATO military alliance went into emergency talks in Brussels after […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The explosion that killed two Polish civilians in a village near the Ukraine border was probably caused by Ukrainian air defence units firing at incoming Russian missiles, the Belgian defence minister said Wednesday. “The missile strikes in Poland last night are being fully investigated by our intelligence service, which is in close contact with NATO partner services,” Ludivine Dedonder said in a statement. “Based on the preliminary information available, the […]
Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | by Sara HUSSEIN / Sebastian Smith US President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was “unlikely” a missile strike on Poland was launched from Russia, speaking after emergency talks with allies in Bali about the deadly attack. Biden huddled with G7 and NATO partners on Wednesday, hours after the strike that killed two people in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine. “We agreed to support Poland’s investigation […]
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s targeting of Ukrainian civilians “barbaric” on Wednesday at a G20 summit in Bali. “At a moment when world leaders here in Bali are seeking to make progress on world peace, Putin is striking civilian targets — children, women. I mean, it’s almost — my words, not yours — barbaric,” Biden said at a meeting with […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s president said there was no clear evidence of who fired the missile that killed two people in a Polish village on Tuesday, adding that it was “most probably Russian-made”. “We do not for the moment have unequivocal evidence of who fired the missile. An investigation is ongoing. It was most probably Russian-made,” President Andrzej Duda told reporters on Wednesday. Duda said it was an “isolated” incident. “Nothing indicates to us […]
by Dario Thuburn with Dmytro Gorshkov in Kyiv Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland put its military on heightened readiness Tuesday after Russian missiles reportedly landed inside the NATO member’s borders in a potentially major escalation of the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of firing the missiles into Poland, but there was no immediate confirmation from either Warsaw or Washington, and Moscow dismissed the reported strikes as a […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France-Presse KHERSON, Ukraine (AFP) — President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said Ukraine’s recapture of Kherson marked “the beginning of the end of the war” during a surprise visit to the newly liberated city. But the city’s “critical infrastructure” was destroyed while under the control of Russian troops, he said, leaving the population with no electricity, communications or internet. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg cautioned that Ukraine was facing difficult months ahead and […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — The United States and allies will heap pressure on Russia Tuesday to end the Ukraine war, pinning painfully high global food and fuel prices squarely at Vladimir Putin’s door during a G20 summit. Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies will gather in Bali, Indonesia to discuss soaring inflation that has driven millions more into poverty and tipped several nations toward recession. On the eve […]
Paris, France | AFP | The Paris home of an heir of the Louis Vuitton luxury empire was burgled at the weekend, sources close to the case said Monday, with thieves taking high-end watches, jewelry and bags. Benoit-Louis Vuitton, a sixth generation descendant of the fashion house’s founder, lives in the swanky seventh district of the capital near the Invalides military museum. The exact value of the pieces taken was still being evaluated, but […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | EU chief Charles Michel said Saturday the bloc expected China to use “all the means at its disposal” to push Moscow to respect international law, days before a G20 summit expected to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine. The European Council president was speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in Cambodia, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Southeast Asian leaders to support Kyiv. While China […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – France and the UK on Monday signed a new agreement to work together to stop migrants crossing the Channel to England in small boats, a source of huge bilateral tension. Under the agreement, Britain will pay France 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) in 2022-2023 so that Paris can increase by 40 percent the numbers of security forces patrolling its northern beaches, the French interior ministry said. This means some 350 additional members […]
WUSTERHAUSEN, Germany (AFP) – On a street in Wusterhausen, around an hour’s drive north of Berlin, a man paces intently, holding his mobile phone in front of him. “I’m looking for network, because here this area is not good,” says Arek Karasinski, in town on a business trip from Poland. Issues with phone signal are a source of constant frustration for the residents of Wusterhausen, which sits in one of Germany’s many blackspots, out of reach of […]
