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Senior UN officials on Sunday condemned the deadly Russian missile strikes in the Ukraine city of Odesa which damaged several historic buildings. Over the past week, Russia has carried out aerial attacks on Odesa and two other port cities, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, since terminating the landmark Black Sea Initiative on…

National Security Advisors (NSAs) of the BRICS member states will meet in South Africa from Monday to Wednesday and explore a security cooperation mechanism for the grouping amid several geopolitical security threats. NSA Ajit Doval is expected to meet senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the event,…

The Ukrainian military has vowed retaliation after Russian missile strikes on Odesa early Sunday morning, July 23 damaged at least six residential buildings, a Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and “architectural monuments, in the UNESCO heritage city of Odesa.   “Dozens of cars were damaged, facades and roofs of many buildings in…

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Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) president Dr Agnes Kalibata says the Russia-Ukraine war is a wake-up call for Africa’s food systems. She said the rising cost of food as a result of the war should make Africa realise that there are vast business opportunities in the food…

Key PointsRussia's military attacked key ports in southern Ukraine this week, after it withdrew from a UN-brokered deal.Ukrainian officials said more than 60,000 tonnes of grain meant for export was destroyed by drones and missiles. The United Nations said Russia's attacks would impact vulnerable people in the poorest parts of…

(Recasts with latest attack, adds context and quotes throughout) July 23 (Reuters) - Russia launched another wave of overnight attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa early on Sunday, killing one and injuring 18 people including four children, and damaging residential and religious infrastructure, Ukraine's officials said. "Odesa: another…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Kyiv’s counteroffensive, launched to push Russian troops back in the south and east of Ukraine, was failing despite military and financial support from Western countries. “In any case, there are no results yet” of the counteroffensive, Putin said in televised remarks from a…

A still image from a video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be the guided missile ship Ivanovets firing a rocket during drills in the Black Sea, in this image taken from video released July 21, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Russia escalates attacks on…

A prominent Russian hard-liner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month’s abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company. Igor Strelkov, a retired security officer who…