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The regional capital of Kharkiv’s residents are closely monitoring the lightning advance of Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country. Located about 30km from the Russian border, Ukraine’s second largest city, which managed to repel Moscow’s offensive in May, has been one of the hardest hit by bombing.  

Ukraine continues offensive operations in the northeast of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

King Charles III and his three siblings stood guard around their mother Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on Friday in solemn vigil honouring Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

King Charles III arrived in Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the UK’s four nations, as a miles-long queue to see his late mother’s coffin reached capacity. 

At least ten people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing. 

The European Commission unveiled a raft of new rules on Friday to ensure media independence after growing fears of state meddling in eastern EU countries such as Hungary and Poland.

French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, as major world powers look to try and stop fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

In a much-awaited speech this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on the acute problems facing the Union: the war in Ukraine, energy prices and the challenge from autocracies. But some of the MEPs in the audience said the solutions she proposed are vague. We debrief von der Leyen’s annual address with two MEPs.

As households and businesses face rising energy bills, the EU’s Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights is stressing the importance of supporting small and medium-sized businesses all over Europe. “A lot of households and household incomes depend on the survival of SMEs. That’s why it’s important to support businesses and particularly SMEs,” Nicolas Schmit told FRANCE […]

Europe’s energy crisis is leading to the spread of misinformation on social media. On a poster that has been circulating on Twitter, Facebook and Telegram, the Swiss Confederation allegedly encourages citizens to denounce their neighbours if they heat their homes above 19°C. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.