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Wagner head claims control of Bakhmut, Ukraine says fighting continues 20 May 2023 - 10:13 pm
 Ukrainian serviceman drives a car down a street near residential buildings damaged by shelling in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on April 23, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.   (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)
Meloni to cut short G7 trip over Italy floods: diplomatic source 20 May 2023 - 05:11 pm
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during the
Thousands protest growing wave of violence in Serbia 19 May 2023 - 11:54 pm
Thousands of protesters march during a rally to call for the resignation of top officials and curtailing violence in the media, after two mass shootings that killed 18 people earlier this month, in Belgrade, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic / AFP)
'I won, nightmare over': Italy's Berlusconi discharged from hospital 19 May 2023 - 11:06 pm
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi waves from inside his car as he leaves on May 19, 2023 the San Raffaele hospital in Milan after being discharged. (Photo by Piero Cruciatti / AFP)
Russia bans entry to 500 Americans including Obama 19 May 2023 - 10:35 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Tatiana Barybina / Press service of the governor of the Stavropol Territory / AFP) 
Britain's Ex-PM Boris Johnson to become father again 19 May 2023 - 08:07 pm
File Photo: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 6, 2022. (Reuters)
Ukraine's Zelensky thanks Saudi Arabia for supporting Kyiv: statement 19 May 2023 - 07:49 pm
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on May 19, 2023 shows Saudi Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky prior to the Arab Summit meeting in Jeddah. (Photo by Bandar Al-Jaloud / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP)
Food supplies 'running low' in Italy flood areas as death toll rises 19 May 2023 - 05:30 pm
A pile of waste of mattresses, clothes and furniture coming from flooded homes is pictured on May 19, 2023 in Faenza, after floodwaters hit the Emilia-Romagna region. (Photo by Andreas Solaro / AFP)
Russia labels Greenpeace 'undesirable' 19 May 2023 - 05:00 pm
File photo / Dominique Faget / AFP)
Queen Elizabeth funeral cost UK $200 million 18 May 2023 - 06:37 pm
Gentlemen at Arms, the Queen's bodyguard takes part in the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS
Japan, Britain strike 'historic accord' on cooperation in defense, clean energy, semiconductors 18 May 2023 - 05:18 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Japan's State Minister of Defence Toshiro Ino inspect the guard of honour on board the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Izumo during a visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSF) at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 18, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods 18 May 2023 - 02:38 pm
An aerial view taken on May 18, 2023 shows residents clearing mud in a street of Cesena after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, killing five people. Photo by Alessandro SERRANO / AFP
Train carrying grain derails in Crimea, no victims: official 18 May 2023 - 11:26 am
Peninsula
UK, US aligned on China, says Sunak 17 May 2023 - 10:09 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a huddle with political journalists on board of a government plane, as he heads to Japan to attend the G7 summit, in Hiroshima, on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security 17 May 2023 - 07:18 pm
File Photo: The Joint Coordination Centre officials board cargo ship Mehmet Bey as she waits to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 31, 2022. (Mehmet Emin Calsikan/Reuters)
Eight dead, Grand Prix postponed after flooding in northern Italy 17 May 2023 - 04:01 pm
A speleological alpine rescuer looks in a car for missing persons near a supermarket in a flooded area in Cesena on May 17, 2023. Photos by Alessandro SERRANO / AFP
UK to end 'no-fault' evictions as housing crisis bites 17 May 2023 - 01:19 pm
Peninsula
Floods caused by heavy rains kill at least two in Italy 17 May 2023 - 11:45 am
Firemen and civil protection rescuers evacuate a woman with an inflatable boat in Forli on May 17, 2023 after heavy rains have caused major floodings in central Italy, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. Photo by AFP