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The best photos from across Europe this week

The best photos from across Europe this week

18/06/2023

Russia

African leaders meet President Putin in Russia on "peace mission"

Vladimir Putin has met with a group of African leaders who flew to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” a day after they visited Ukraine.

17/06/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine: Putin claims to be 'ready for dialogue'

Follow the latest developments from the war in Ukraine

17/06/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine gallery: An African peace plan and Putin in public

The best of the week's pictures from the war in Ukraine

17/06/2023

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17/06/2023

Ukraine

This Ukrainian village says fresh water is dwindling after dam break

Ukrainians who heavily depended on the Kakhovka dam for fresh water face an uncertain future as supplies dwindle.

16/06/2023

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WATCH: African leaders visit Bucha, site of mass killing, in Ukraine

Seven African leaders have paid their respects in Bucha, a town near Kyiv where hundreds of dead bodies were uncovered after Russian forces retreated.

16/06/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine update: Russia fires on Kyiv as it fights to hold territory

Follow the latest developments from the war in Ukraine

16/06/2023

Ukraine

Russia says it destroyed Leopard tanks. They turned out to be tractors

Leopard 2 tanks are some of the most advanced and powerful military vehicles out there. Dozens have been provided by NATO countries to help Ukraine.

16/06/2023

Ukraine

Missiles fired at Kyiv as African leaders arrive to promote peace plan

Proposal to strike a diplomatic settlement with Russia is thought to have little chance of success

16/06/2023

Culture news

Ukrainian patriot plays saxophone to flooded Kherson

The Ukrainian national anthem sounded among the flooded houses of Kherson... A volunteer took to this saxophone to give hope to his fellow Ukrainians living in the shadow of bombings.

16/06/2023

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WATCH: Woman rescued from the rubble of destroyed Kramatorsk building

Two people were killed and two others injured by airstrikes in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, which officials said had destroyed five homes and damaged about two dozen others.

15/06/2023

World News

Environmental impact of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam collapse looms large

If water is life, then the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir creates an uncertain future for the region of southern Ukraine and beyond.

15/06/2023

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia nuclear situation 'serious but stabilising' – IAEA chief

Six reactors have been shut down after massive dam explosion threatened plant's critical water supply

15/06/2023

Europe News

Spain will soon lead the EU Council. Here are its priorities

Spain will steer the EU's political debate for the entire second half of the year.

15/06/2023

Hungary

Hungary–US arms deal halted as Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership

Right-wing Washington lawmaker is using Senate procedure to halt arms transfers

15/06/2023

Culture news

France's Louvre Museum takes in and protects Ukrainian art works

Ukrainian art works including precious Byzantine icons have been exfiltrated from Kyiv under great secrecy for a show at France's Louvre Museum titled "The Origins of the Sacred Image"

15/06/2023

Ukraine

'Extremely fierce battles' in Ukraine and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

15/06/2023

Germany

Russia and China singled out in Scholz' new national security strategy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the new strategy, which his three-party governing coalition pledged to draw up when it took office at the end of 2021, had gained added importance since Russia attacked Ukraine almost 16 months ago.

14/06/2023

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WATCH: Ukrainian police continue rescue operations in Kherson

With humanitarian and ecological disasters still unfolding after the Karkovka dam collapse, tens of thousands of people have been deprived of drinking water, many are homeless and crops are ruined.

13/06/2023