Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump

US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause

Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices.

Kyiv struck an oil facility in Russia’s southern Samara region overnight, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday in a statement on social media. The Ukrainian president added that a Russian vessel in the Black Sea was hit, as well as a launch and storage site for attack drones in the Oryol region.

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Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement – The New York Times

  1. Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement  The New York Times
  2. Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?  The Guardian
  3. UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped  BBC
  4. UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped  AP News
  5. France and Britain in talks to end 'one in, one out' migrant deal  Reuters
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years – The Guardian

  1. ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years  The Guardian
  2. Swiss Glaciers Vanished by Nearly a Fifth in Recent Years, Scientists Say  The New York Times
  3. Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% in ice volume in 2026  DW.com
  4. How Switzerland lost 20 percent of its ice in five years  Al Jazeera
  5. Switzerland’s melting glaciers reveal ancient secrets  SWI swissinfo.ch
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Naomi Campbell’s 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned – AP News

  1. Naomi Campbell's 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned  AP News
  2. Supermodel Naomi Campbell wins appeal against charity trustee ban  Reuters
  3. Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge over charity trustee ban  The Guardian
  4. Naomi Campbell overturns charity ban after tribunal says she was 'deceived'  Sky News
  5. Naomi Campbell wins appeal over charity ban  bbc.com
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Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Get a Brutal Reality Check – The Daily Beast

  1. Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Get a Brutal Reality Check  The Daily Beast
  2. Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz  AP News
  3. Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but he may influence who does, say experts  Reuters
  4. Canada could steal the one prize Trump wants most  The Independent
  5. Donald Trump? Please no. Here’s who actually deserves this year’s Nobel peace prize | Haakon Gjerløw  The Guardian
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Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later – CBS News

  1. Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later  CBS News
  2. 2 Killed in Horrific Medical Helicopter Crash  The Daily Beast
  3. Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific causing military rescue mission  FOX 8 News
  4. Whale sinks yacht in Pacific Ocean, sailors rescued 18 hours later  KCRA
  5. Sailors survive real-life Moby Dick as whale sends yacht to the deep  The Times
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Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports

Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them.

The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations.

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Russian drones strike Kyiv school, key bridge linking eastern, western banks of city – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Russian drones strike Kyiv school, key bridge linking eastern, western banks of city  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv in broad daylight  BBC
  3. Russian drones hit Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv: public transport resumed, metro still halted – video  Українська правда
  4. Two Drone Strikes Hit Kyiv’s South Bridge, Metro and Surface Traffic Suspended  Kyiv Post
  5. Russian attack disrupts Kyiv’s Green Line metro and bus routes near Southern Bridge  Межа. Новини України.
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’

  • Says social media claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘idiocy’

  • Coach sees ‘no reason to pay attention to these people’

Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are “white enough”. Klopp said he believed there was no point in giving room to “such people and their utterances”, dismissing them as “complete nonsense”.

Asked to respond to the debate as to whether the national team were “not German enough” or “not white enough”, he said: “There is absolutely no reason to pay attention to these people. You won’t get my thoughts on this. I have little time in everyday life for idiocy – and even less on social media.

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