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Belgorod, a day after Russian strikes killed dozens in Ukraine. Belgorod lies about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine and has been repeatedly targeted by what Russia says is indiscriminate shelling by Kyiv's forces. Unverified footage showed debris strewn across the street and smoke billowing from burnt-out cars in the city's centre, while a large blast can be heard in dashcam footage posted on social media. AFP was not able to immediately verify the circumstances of the blast. «According to updated information, 12 adults and two children were killed in Belgorod.

The European Union will recommend on Wednesday that the bloc begins membership talks with Ukraine soon, boosting President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has made EU accession a central goal. Even though membership talks would take years to complete, a positive EU recommendation would offer Zelensky and Ukraine rare good news at a tense time. The war with Russia has become bogged down, and tensions between Zelensky and his top military leaders have spilled into public display.

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's war with Russia had reached a «stalemate», pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks. The sprawling frontline between the two warring sides has barely moved in almost a year, with one senior Ukrainian official warning this week that the conflict was deadlocked. «Time has passed, people are tired… But this is not a stalemate,» Zelensky told a news conference in Kyiv with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The Ukrainian leader also rejected the idea Western countries were putting pressure on Kyiv to enter talks with Russia, amid reports US and EU officials had discussed what such negotiations would entail. «No one among our partners is pressuring us to sit down with Russia, talk to it, and give it something,» he said. With the war now in its 20th month and Ukraine struggling to gain ground in its counteroffensive, Zelensky has regularly met Western leaders to try to stave off fatigue with the conflict. Zelensky said the war between Israel and Hamas had also drawn attention away from Ukraine, and said that this was «Russia's goal». «Of course, it's clear that the war in the Middle East, this conflict, is taking away the focus,» Zelensky said. «We have already been in very difficult situations when there was almost no focus on Ukraine,» he said, but added: «I am absolutely sure we will overcome this challenge.» Ukraine's backers, including the United States, have maintained they are ready to support Kyiv with military and financial support for as long as it takes to defeat Russia. Zelensky's comments came as EU Commission chief von der Leyen visited Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's progress toward joining the

@JustinTrudeau @liberal_party how is THIS behaviour acceptable in parliament from our so called PM?! W*** is the wink and tongue for? What an ABSOLUTE JOKE HOC is." Another user wrote, “Say he picked that gesture up from watching TikTok." “Oh, but, isn’t @JustinTrudeau just precious with the wink and the tongue gesture! #sarcasm," commented another user on the video. Greg Fergus is the first Black Canadian to become a Speaker.

US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President Joe Biden's attempts to reassure Kyiv it will get what it needs to fight Russia. Barely a week after President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington appealing for more funds, the compromise struck in Congress late Sunday dropped new funding for Ukraine amid opposition from hardline Republicans. Biden and his Democratic party say America has a duty to help Ukraine stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion, warning that a failure to do so could embolden other autocrats in the future. But the issue has become so politicized in Washington that the fate of vital military aid is now in jeopardy, just as Kyiv tries to make progress in its sluggish counteroffensive before winter sets in. Biden urged Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday to «stop the games» and said he «fully expects» him to secure passage of a separate bill for Ukraine funding soon. «I want to assure our American allies, the American people and the people in Ukraine that you can count on our support.

AFP, the incident occurred during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit, causing significant disruption in Canada, leading to the resignation of the parliament's speaker, and creating diplomatic tensions. "I would like to present unreserved apologies for what took place on Friday and to President Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation for the position they were put in, for all of us who were present," Trudeau told lawmakers.

Nazi soldier in Canada's parliament as "disgusting", the Ambassador of India to Russia, Denis Alipov has said that apologies for ignorance are absolutely ridiculous. The envoy, infact called Canada a «safe haven» for the Ukrainian Nazis in his post on social media platform X. Alipov said, «Canada has been and remains a safe heaven for Ukrainian Nazis and not only them. Apologies for ignorance are ridiculous while standing ovation tells it all.» «Thank God Zelensky's grandfather does not see what his grandchild has become.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself engulfed in a fresh political crisis after lawmakers gave a standing ovation to a man who had served in a Nazi unit during World World II. Mint unpacks the incident. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Canada last week and spoke in front of the House of Commons, which is Canada’s Parliament.

deny Russia a victory but avoid a direct war between it and NATO. Ukraine wants more, and applied to join the NATO alliance in September 2022. It will be denied for now.

Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. The attack carried out on the International Day of Peace coincided with the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech and presented a Ukrainian “peace formula.” The missile attack was Russia’s largest since August 15 and came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk near Moscow. In the southern city of Kherson, near the front lines, two people were killed in Thursday's attacks and at least five injured after a strike hit a residential building, said regional Governor Oleksand Prokudin. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, and some residential and commercial buildings were damaged. At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging civilian infrastructure, said regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

Superpower' will make its debut on Ukrainian TV on Monday. It shows the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how the small country fights back. Directed by Hollywood actor and activist Penn and Aaron Kaufman, it shows Penn conducting intimate interviews with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and others. Sean Penn took seven trips to Ukraine to shoot these interviews and other sequences.

mental health with New York’s firefighters. The visit, his first solo trip to the US in an official capacity, comes at a time when his popularity is reportedly soaring in the States. According to recent Gallup polls, the Prince of Wales finds himself ahead of American President Joe Biden and even Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, in terms of public favour.

Eighteen months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western countries still haven’t swung the developing world behind supporting Kyiv. Europe, Ukraine and the U.S. have successfully orchestrated several United Nations votes condemning Russia’s invasion.

KYIV, Ukraine—Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday in a visit aimed at signaling Washington’s support amid a slow-going counteroffensive and grumbling among some Republicans about the level of U.S. assistance for the country. Blinken is expected to announce more than $1 billion in additional aid for the country and to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital, a senior State Department official said.

India has put on hold a request by Ukrainian MPs and think-tank delegation to visit New Delhi up until the end of the G20 Summit to avoid any controversy ahead of the mega event. The Ukraine conflict has cast shadow over the G20 deliberations in the run up to the summit and the Modi government may have wanted to avoid yet another controversy ahead of the event, it has been learnt. The think-tank dialogue may now be held virtually. There are also no plans so far to invite Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for a virtual address. India had earlier ruled out inviting him in person, saying there are no plans to make any changes in the invitee list.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has directed Valeriy Zaluzhny to dismiss all heads of regional territorial centers for recruitment and social support. The decision was announced on the official Facebook page of the President's Office of Ukraine.

Norway will become the third country to donate F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv to bolster its Soviet-era air force, three Norwegian media reported Thursday, without citing any sources. Neither the number of planes nor the delivery date were announced, as Ukraine pursues a grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east. Contacted by AFP, a spokeswoman for Norway's defence minister could «neither confirm nor deny» the media reports. The reports came as Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Thursday, which was also Ukraine's Independence Day. During his visit, Norway announced it would supply Kyiv with Iris-T anti-air missiles, demining equipment, and a 1.5 billion kroner ($141 million) aid package for the purchase of gas and electricity this winter. But there has been no official announcement concerning F-16s.

Read more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine war When Russian tanks began bearing down on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in February of last year, Mykhailo Fedorov was overseeing improvements to an app that provides Ukrainians with easy access to government services. At the time the app focused on fairly conventional tasks: filing tax returns, obtaining business permits, claiming benefits and so on. But the 32-year-old Mr Fedorov and his colleagues quickly added extra features.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the Russian army had hit the central square of the northern city of Chernihiv including a theatre and a university, warning there are victims. Chernihiv lies some 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv towards the border with Belarus.

Moscow, the city's mayor said on Wednesday, the latest in a surge of drone attacks targeting the capital. «Two combat drones' attempt to fly into the city was recorded.

Rivne regions in western Ukraine and that «all targets were hit.» «Overnight Russia's armed forces carried out strikes… on Ukrainian armed forces airbases around the settlements of Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region and Dubno in the Rivne region,» the Russian defence ministry said. Ukraine said it faced several waves of attacks overnight, downing 30 out of 40 cruise missiles.