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Roughly 450 graves have been counted at one burial site near the eastern Ukraine city of Izium which was recently recaptured by Kyiv’s forces, a senior presidential aide said Friday. Meanwhile, the Biden administration announced Thursday that it will send another $600 million in military aid to Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All […]

In Armenia, intense fighting and clashes took place on the border with Azerbaijan, causing 2500 people to flee from the provinces of Gegharkunik and Syunik. Armenia says at least of its 135 soldiers were killed this week’s clashes. Most of the evacuees have found refuge in the town of Martuni. 

At least eight 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. 

A forest on the outskirts of the city of Izium is the site of what the Ukrainians call “a series of mass graves”. The burial site was examined by Oleg Kotenko and his men, and according to him, there are at least 17 soldiers and hundreds of civilians buried there.  

Around 1,000 flights to and from France were cancelled Friday as the country’s air traffic controllers went on strike, causing delays across European airspace.

New capacity for gas exports from France to Germany will be available from mid-October, France’s gas network operator said Wednesday, as Europe’s energy system is rejigged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

A petition calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to resign has been circulating in Russia since Monday, with dozens of local politicians risking prison sentences to sign it. FRANCE 24 spoke to Ksenia Torstrem, a municipal deputy for the St. Petersburg district and one of the leading petitioners demanding Putin’s resignation. 

Ursula von der Leyen’s message was loud and clear in her State of the European Union address. To drive home the point, the EU Commission President, sporting the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag, had Ukraine’s First Lady as her guest of honour. We ask about von der Leyen’s message and the cost of a quick […]

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced that she would resign after an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc narrowly won Sunday’s election.

The far-right Sweden Democrats have risen to become the second-largest party in parliament after Sunday’s election. French-speaking sympathisers with the party shared a video on Twitter that claims to show Islamists protesting against the anti-immigration coalition. But all is not as it seems. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.