Russia says its forces captured Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka

MOSCOW, July 04 (Agencies): Russia's military told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that its forces had taken control of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine, a key locality whose capture Moscow has long sought in its advance through the Donetsk region.Putin, shown in videos visiting a command post and receiving a...

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US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity

WASHINGTON, July 04 (AFP): America turns 250 on Saturday-a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seize the festive centre stage.The independence anniversary also comes in the middle of a brutal heatwave that has placed some 160 million Americans under major...

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Thousands protest in Germany against far-right AfD

BERLIN, July 04 (Reuters): Thousands of opponents of Germany's far-right AfD took to the streets of Erfurt on Saturday and blocked roads to the party's annual conference ahead of regional elections that could see it take power at state level for the first time.Protesters from unions, civil society groups and...

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