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Month: August 2023

Ukrainian pilots begin training on much sought after F-16 fighter jets, Kyiv says

By Mariya Knight, Josh Pennington and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian pilots have begun training on F-16 aircraft, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, bringing Kyiv closer to obtaining a long-sought after piece of military hardware it says is essential to counter Russian air superiority. “Training (on F-16) has begun,” Reznikov told Ukrainian media Saturday,

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Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others the day before. “I am sure our soldiers will respond to Russia for this terrorist attack. Respond tangibly,”

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Evacúan a más de 12.000 personas, pero mejora la situación de los incendios forestales en Tenerife, dicen las autoridades

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Más de 12.000 personas han sido evacuadas debido a los incendios forestales en curso en la isla española de Tenerife, pero la situación mejoró de la noche a la mañana, dijeron las autoridades locales este domingo. Según datos policiales, 12.279 personas han sido evacuadas, según el cabildo insular de Tenerife. Si

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Cooler weather overnight helps firefighters battling a wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island

By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities say improved weather conditions have helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame a wildfire raging out of control for the past five days on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. Tenerife governor

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Netherlands after US approved sending Dutch F-16 jets to Ukraine

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the Netherlands after a visit to Sweden. The Netherlands on Friday said the United States had given its approval to deliver Dutch F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine’s air force. Zelenskyy is meeting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a military air base in the southern

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Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday on a continued path to the Baja California peninsula as a weakened but dangerous Category 1 hurricane, which the National Weather Service said was likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening”

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Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday on a continued path to the Baja California peninsula as a weakened but dangerous Category 1 hurricane, which the National Weather Service said was likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening”

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Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded over a hundred

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Sunday a stern retaliation to the Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv that killed seven people and wounded over a hundred others the day before. “I am sure our soldiers will respond to Russia for this terrorist attack. Respond

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Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France, an official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

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