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Ukrainian bank worker detained by Hungary was forcibly medicated: Kyiv

Ukrainian bank worker detained by Hungary was forcibly medicated: Kyiv

Kyiv on Monday accused Hungary of grossly violating the rights of seven Ukrainian bank employees -- including by forcibly drugging a man with diabetes -- after they were detained with a truck of cash and gold. Budapest released them following a day of outrage from Kyiv, but is yet to return the

Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine

Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine

Russia fired a volley of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight on Friday to Saturday, killing 12 people and wounding more than a dozen, including children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched 29 missiles and 480 drones, several of which targeted energy and railway infrastructure. Authorities in Kharkiv,

Russia rains missiles and drones on Ukraine, killing six

Russia rains missiles and drones on Ukraine, killing six

Russia pummelled Ukraine with drone and missile attacks overnight, killing six people and triggering air alerts across the country, officials said Saturday. The bodies of five people were found in the rubble of an apartment block in the eastern Kharkiv region, hit by a ballistic missile, while one person was

Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills three

Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills three

Ukraine said three people were killed in Russian strikes on an apartment block early Saturday, triggering a nationwide air alert and prompting neighbouring Poland to scramble military planes. Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov said that rescuers had found the bodies of three people in the rubble of the residential building in

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - Blasts in Dubai, Manama - AFP journalists heard explosions in Dubai and Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Saturday, one week into Iran's retaliatory attacks on targets around the Gulf. A warning siren sounded in Manama, with

Hungary has not returned cash seized from bank workers, Kyiv says

Hungary has not returned cash seized from bank workers, Kyiv says

Ukraine is working to recover $80 million of cash and nine gold bars that Hungary seized when authorities arrested seven Ukrainian bank workers this week, Kyiv's central bank chief said Friday. Hungary arrested the seven employees of Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank on Thursday as they were

This is how Ukraine has countered Russia's Iran-designed drones

This is how Ukraine has countered Russia's Iran-designed drones

Ukraine is preparing to despatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones -- something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia's invasion. The military assault launched in February 2022 spawned a cat-and-mouse game of aerial drone