Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka. Commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said Russia carries out some 50 attacks daily in Donetsk, a region in Ukraine’s southeast that Moscow has been trying to occupy fully.
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Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate has docked in Cape Town
Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles has docked in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of joint military drills with South Africa, Russia and China. Cape town’s Russian Consulate said The exercises come as Russia nears the first anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine.
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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills dozens
A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency said that the fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive.
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Israel passes law allowing deportation of Palestinian prisoners
The Israeli parliament has passed a law making it easier for authorities to revoke citizenship and residency from Palestinians imprisoned over Israeli-designated acts of terror and who receive financial assistance from the Palestinian Authority.
