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Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:11:00 GMTUkraine launches its largest drone attack on Moscow, striking an oil refinery
Ukraine on Thursday launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, hitting the capital's oil refinery in the Kapotnya district, covering the city in black smoke and forcing ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:49:00 GMTUS-backed opposition figure Figuera returns to Venezuela to negotiate a 'credible' electoral body
Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and exiled in Spain for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela on Thursday at the invitation of the US State Department to negotiate a "cr...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:13:00 GMTHealey MP, “my resignation was necessary for the future of the Britain’s Armed Forces”
UK Former Defense Secretary John Healey has said his surprise resignation last week was "necessary in securing the future of Britain's Armed Forces". Now a backbench Labour MP, Healey told the House of Commons: "I took the deci...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:53:00 GMTBrazil softens Selic rate but concerns grow about fiscal stimulus on election year and impact of El Niño
Brazil’s central bank interest rate-setting committee, Copom, unanimously voted on Wednesday to lower its benchmark Selic rate by 25 basis points to 14.25%, a level last seen in May 2025, but acknowledging a tougher inf...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:00 GMTFalklands’ Government requests input on modern anti-discrimination legislation
The Falkland Islands Government is currently developing modernized anti-discrimination legislation, with the first phase focusing on protections relating to race.