US will train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s from next month
Fighters will boost Ukrainian air defences as soldiers face tough battles against Russians on eastern front lines.
Russia says destroyed 42 Ukraine-launched drones over Crimea
Kyiv has promised to retake the peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Netherlands says US has approved delivery of F-16s to Ukraine
Washington says the F-16s, like the US Abrams tanks, will be crucial in countering Russia.
Russia-Ukraine war updates: Ship that used Kyiv corridor arrives in Turkey
The first vessel to leave Russian-blocked port in Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, according to the Reuters news agency.
Xi Jinping to make state visit to South Africa, attend BRICS summit
Trip will be Xi’s second overseas visit of 2023 and comes as China attempts to expand its geopolitical influence.
Ukraine combat drone damages building in central Moscow, Russia says
Moscow’s mayor says Ukrainian drone shot down by air defence and debris falls on city’s Expo Center causing damage.
Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war, Lukashenko says
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says Russian leader has achieved ‘goals’ in Ukraine and it is now time to negotiate.
‘Smash the imperialists’: N Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters
Leaders say the allies are ‘fully demonstrating their invincibility’ and pledge to bolster security ties as US accuses Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow.
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