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US, Iran agree to peace deal, Trump says

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The details of the peace agreement were not immediately available. The United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement to end ongoing hostilities, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on June 14. "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow," Trump added, referring to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan's Prime

Ukraine war latest: Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes

Key developments on June 13-14: * Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes * Russia fired nearly 2,000 drones at Ukraine in one week, Zelensky says * Black Sea Fleet command plans relocation from Crimea to Russia’s Novorossiysk, pro-Ukrainian partisans claim * UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in 'first operation of its kind' * UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022 Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia's Tula Oblast, an

About Odesa Oblast

The region in Ukraine’s southwest covers 33,310 square kilometers (12,861 square miles) along Ukraine's Black Sea coast, with a population of approximately 2.4 million and Odesa city as its administrative center. Odesa Oblast borders Moldova to the west, and Romania across the delta of the Danube. Odesa Oblast serves as Ukraine's main maritime trade gateway and has faced repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting port infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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