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Video. Kyiv has not yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Ukraine has previously struck Russian energy sites and targeted its infrastructure. Source link

A lack of clean water and personal hygiene materials is causing a spike in the spread of infectious diseases among Gaza’s displaced population. The WHO says instances of diarrhoea, chickenpox and jaundice have all surpassed previous years’ figures. Source link

The republican party Sinn Féin has hailed further gains in Northern Ireland as progress towards a single Irish state on the island, despite pro-UK unionist candidates winning a higher share of the vote overall. ADVERTISEMENTIrish nationalist party Sinn Féin’s leader has hinted at a future unified Ireland after it became the largest party in Northern Ireland thanks to a drubbing suffered by the Democratic Unionist Party, although it failed to add to the seven of 18 constituencies it already held.“The message of the people of the north of Ireland to the British government tonight is that change is happening, it…

Updated: 06/07/2024 – 8:31 GMT+2 Academy Award winner Tim Robbins shares his views on a world dominated by digital interactions during an interview with Euronews Romania.. …More Source link

Volcanic activity has intensified in Italy as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava off the coast of Sicily. Source link

Labour’s Keir Starmer will have to face problems such as boosting a sluggish economy, fixing a broken health care system, and restoring trust in the country’s government. ADVERTISEMENTOn his first full day as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he has already discussed the war in Ukraine with world leaders. He also announced plans to attend a NATO summit in Washington next week “I’ve already had a number of international calls, as you will know, and as you would have expected, to establish the relations across with other countries to have really important discussions about Ukraine and other pressing issues. And…

Updated: 05/07/2024 – 22:17 GMT+2Keir Starmer names his new cabinet, with Reeves as chancellor and Rayner as deputy PM. In the next 24 hours, new ministers will be appointed, and the direction of the new government will be made clearer. Read full article Source link

Sunday’s legislative elections in mainland France will be decisive, with parties fighting to steal votes from a strong far-right force. ADVERTISEMENTVoters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad started casting ballots Saturday in parliamentary run-off elections that could hand an unprecedented victory to the nationalist far right.Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration party National Rally came out on top of first-round voting last Sunday, followed by a coalition of centre-left, hard-left and Greens parties – and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in a distant third.The first polling stations opened in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon at noon Paris time this Saturday. In the territory’s only constituency,…

Video. Labour’s Keir Starmer will have to face problems such as boosting a sluggish economy, fixing a broken health care system, and restoring trust in the country’s government. Source link

The northern Sumy region, which borders Russia, was plunged into dark after Russian strikes late Friday damaged energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry said. Hours later, the Ukrainian public broadcaster reported that Russian drones hit the provincial capital, also called Sumy, cutting ADVERTISEMENTAn overnight Russian strike left more than 100,000 Ukrainian households without power. The Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on Saturday that the strikes in Northern Ukraine had cut off electricity and water in the region, as civilian casualties rose sharply in the country’s embattled east. The northern Sumy region in Ukraine, which borders Russia, was plunged into darkness as strikes damaged…