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Ukrainian strike cuts power to Crimean city
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MOSCOW, June 24, 2026 (AFP) : Ukrainian strikes on Crimea triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, both sides reported Wednesday, as Kyiv intensifies its attempts to cut off the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Crimea has been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public as Ukraine’s…
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Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy
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LONDON, Jun 24, 2026 (AP) — Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. Meanwhile Keir Starmer, seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office,…
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Iran says deal to end Mideast war ‘declaration of US defeat’
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TEHRAN, June 24, 2026 (AFP) – The deal between Iran and the United States to end the Middle East war is “America’s declaration of defeat”, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, said on Wednesday. “The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but…







































