Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine

A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculum

Earlier this year, Serhiy Serdiuk was deported from Russia, along with his wife and daughter. He was given a 40-year ban from re-entering the country.

Serdiuk’s home town of Komysh-Zoria, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, was part of the territory occupied in the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion in spring 2022. According to Moscow, it is now part of Russia. And because Serdiuk, the headteacher of a local school, refused to work for the new authorities, they decided he had no place living there.

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Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as E.U. Talks Yield No Breakthrough: Live Updates – The New York Times

  1. Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as E.U. Talks Yield No Breakthrough: Live Updates  The New York Times
  2. Live updates: Israel and Iran trade strikes as Trump weighs US involvement  CNN
  3. European leaders meet with Iran’s foreign minister as war with Israel rages on  PBS
  4. Europeans’ meeting with top Iranian diplomat yields hope of more talks but no breakthrough  AP News
  5. Israel 'will not stop' attacks until Iran's nuclear threat is 'dismantled', says Israel's UN ambassador  Sky News
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Tech-fueled misinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting – France 24

  1. Tech-fueled misinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting  France 24
  2. Iran Uses Its Biggest Missile To Strike Israel After US Bombing  NDTV
  3. Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation  BBC
  4. Iran claims it fired largest missile yet, with 1,500-kilogram warhead, in latest barrage  The Times of Israel
  5. AI-generated video falsely shared as aftermath of Iran's attack on Israel  Yahoo
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Israel Signals Protracted War With Iran, and Trump Says He Won’t Push for Cease-Fire – WSJ

  1. Israel Signals Protracted War With Iran, and Trump Says He Won't Push for Cease-Fire  WSJ
  2. June 19, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict  CNN
  3. Israelis alerted as IDF identifies missile launches from Iran  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel-Iran live updates: Iranian strikes hit Haifa as conflict stretches to eighth day  The Washington Post
  5. Is Israel's Iron Dome Failing Against Iran? What Ex General Told NDTV  NDTV
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U.K. lawmakers approved assisted dying law – The Washington Post

  1. U.K. lawmakers approved assisted dying law  The Washington Post
  2. MPs narrowly back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by 23 votes  BBC
  3. UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives  AP News
  4. Medically Assisted Dying Closer to Legalization After Vote by UK Lawmakers  The New York Times
  5. Britain is one step closer to compassionate, kind death for all | Kim Leadbeater  The Guardian
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Retired University of Alberta professor killed in Banff rockfall – BBC

  1. Retired University of Alberta professor killed in Banff rockfall  BBC
  2. Second death confirmed in Bow Glacier Falls rock slide, 13 people evacuated from the site  Calgary Herald
  3. Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada  The Guardian
  4. Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park Leaves 2 Dead, 3 Injured  The New York Times
  5. Searchers recover 2nd body after rockfall near Canada's Banff National Park hiking trail  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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‘Friends stared at me dumbfounded’: Guardian Australia staff share their most traumatic haircuts. What was yours?

A viral video of a barbershop blow-up prompts tales of shear panic. Tell us about your worst haircut experience in the comments

A tradie went viral this week after blowing up at a barber who he claimed left him with a lopsided buzz cut.

The tradesman insisted on paying for the allegedly substandard haircut before storming out. The exchange has sparked a conversation online, with some saying they would never be brave enough to complain and others recounting their worst haircut experiences.

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