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American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk killed in Utah, Trump confirms
"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on social media, confirming Kirk's death.
EU may accelerate phase-out of Russian oil and gas, von der Leyen says
The EU banned most Russian oil imports at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022 and previously planned to phase out all energy purchases by the end of 2027.
Ukraine gets $1.2 billion in financial aid from EU, PM says
Ukraine receives funds from frozen Russian assets under the Group of Seven's (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) mechanism. Within the ERA initiative, Ukraine is expected to get $50 billion in loans that will be repaid using future profits from frozen Russian assets.
Anti-corruption detective charged with graft as conflict with security service escalates
The report comes amid an escalating conflict between the SBU, which is loyal to the President's Office, and the NABU, which is seen as more independent from the executive branch.
North Carolina man charged for killing Ukrainian refugee, Trump demands death penalty
Decarlos Brown now faces a federal charge of murder committed on public transportation, in addition to an earlier state charge of first-degree murder.
EU's von der Leyen floats new Ukraine reparations loan funded by Russian assets
The proposed solution would stop short of confiscating Russian sovereign assets but provide additional funding to Ukraine as it faces Moscow's ongoing all-out invasion.
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Editor's note: On Sept. 10, Polish jets shot down Russian drones for the first time. Read our latest reporting on Poland here. Spurred by belligerent Russia and the war in Ukraine, Poland has raced to build the largest European army in NATO. As Western officials warn about an open clash with Moscow within the next five years, Warsaw readies to bear the brunt of such a war. But while the country moved to amass an impressive arsenal of tanks, aircraft, and long-range fires, the war in Ukraine h
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