In a war for survival, any country must be ready to shift its economy to a wartime footing, and Europe should carefully study Ukraine’s experience to strengthen its own defense readiness while continuing to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Speaker of the Latvian Saeima Daiga Mierina. The discussions focused on the negotiation process to achieve peace, cooperation within the Coalition of the Willing, joint production under the SAFE program, and partnership in advanced technologies.

Russian forces carried out attacks on the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, throughout the day, leaving people dead, injuring seven others, and damaging civilian infrastructure.

The Afghan suspect is accused of killing a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with UK Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy, during which the parties discussed Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and support for the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed aspects of an emergency situation in the energy sector in Ukrainian cities and communities during a meeting with Oleksandr Kubrakov, an advisor to the minister of defense.

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

Law enforcement agencies have served a notice of suspicion on the director of a Zaporizhzhia-based company that supplied defective ballistic goggles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces worth UAH 60 million.

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.

Almost all part of Mariupol, temporarily occupied by the Russian army, and nearby settlements have been left without electricity after an explosion.