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ReutersUkraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia – which killed at least six and injured at least 19 – involved ballistic missiles from Russia’s ally.In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia’s Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks.The attacks come a day after at least 13 people were killed, including one child, in Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100 km (680…
Getty ImagesCatering trucks are seen parked alongside the old Air Force One jet prior to its departure from Ankara Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said. Journalists and some White House staff on board did not know he had been smuggled out. Officials told the BBC’s US…
ReutersYabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov was at the hearing in MoscowRussia’s only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month’s parliamentary elections, a Moscow court has ruled.Yabloko was the only registered party to oppose Russia’s war on Ukraine. The case against it was brought forward by Rodina, a pro-Kremlin nationalist party.Hundreds of people – mostly very young – on Monday had stood outside the Moscow courthouse where the hearing was taking place in support of Yabloko, singing songs and waving flags. The lawsuit by the Rodina party accused Yabloko of publicly supporting an extremist organisation by…
Watch: Moment powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and crumbles buildingsAt least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country’s geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia. Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia’s…
Trump says it would be ‘terrible mistake’ to remove InfantinoUS President Donald Trump says it would be a “terrible mistake” if under pressure Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ousted.37 mins agoFootball
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Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresident Trump launched the Truth Social social media platform in 2022President Donald Trump’s social media company reported a loss of $238m (£176m) between April and June as it branched into ventures unrelated to media, including cryptocurrencies.The quarterly loss is more than 10 times the amount reported during the same period a year earlier, according to the Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns the President’s Truth Social platform.The firm says it will refocus on its social media mission, which includes a controversial service that offers faster access to market-moving posts from the platform’s most influential users.The group’s…
Watch: Chinese man targeted by ‘flash wedding’ scamsAt 37, Wang Zhuang had almost given up hope of finding a wife, until he saw the glossy matchmaking adverts.They promised he wouldn’t have to waste years on building a relationship that had no future. They offered to introduce him to a demure, devoted woman.”The matchmakers said that girls from Guizhou are frugal,” Wang says. “They told me they are good at running a household, able to do housework, and their families are very poor, so after marrying into your family, they would settle down and live a life with you.”So Wang travelled…