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Orban to step down from parliament, but seeks to remain Fidesz leader
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on April 25 that he will give up his parliamentary mandate, while signaling he intends to remain head of the ruling Fidesz if the party re-elects him at its upcoming congress.
8 killed, 60 injured as Russia launches mass strike on Dnipro, other cities across Ukraine
Russia launched one of its largest aerial strikes on Ukraine overnight and during the day on April 25, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 57, officials reported.
Ukraine's nuclear lifeline in the shadow of Chornobyl
The Kyiv Independent’s Dominic Culverwell visits the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how Ukraine’s nuclear system operates during wartime — and what risks come with that.
Germany believes Russia responsible for global cyber campaign on Signal, WhatsApp, media reports
Berlin believes that "this attack presumably originated in Russia," the German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on April 25.
Zelensky signs cooperation deals with Aliyev during first wartime visit to Azerbaijan
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Azerbaijan for talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, presidential spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov said on April 25.
Reporter’s notebook: Inside Ukraine’s nuclear plants at war
Walking around a nuclear power plant in north-western Ukraine, it feels like there are as many soldiers as there are plant workers. The guns are an unnerving sight, but not unexpected — the border with Belarus is just 65 kilometers away. At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, employees at the Rivne nuclear power plant prepared for occupation, as Russian troops entering from Belarus swiftly captured the Chornobyl plant. Then, days later, the Russians did something even more egregious — th
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Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Combustion byproducts were released into the atmosphere and fell with rain on April 22, leaving a black coating on surfaces, the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Response Headquarters said.
