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Russell's title hopes plummet after point-less Monaco

Ukrainian mothers' fight to free children from Russians depicted in new opera

KYIV, June 7 - An opera by a Ukrainian composer that premiered in Kyiv this week tells the story of two mothers and a grandmother who risked their lives to travel 3,000 miles (4,800 km) to occupied Crimea to rescue children abducted by Russian forces.

Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says

KYIV, June 7 - A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's disused Chornobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable.

Russian Defence Ministry: anti-aircraft units intercepted 339 Ukrainian drones over 13-hour period

June 6 - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday its anti-aircraft units had intercepted and destroyed 339 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period in various Russian regions, including Moscow.

Russian-run Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says power supply has been restored

MOSCOW, June 6 - The Russian-installed management of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said on Saturday that it had restored the Ferrosplavnaya-1 power line, which supplies electricity to the plant.

Ukraine fires wave of drones at Russia on last day of key forum

Many of the drones targeted St Petersburg, although the authorities reported no major damage.

Fire at warehouse in Brussels suburb brought under control - VRT

BRUSSELS, June 6 - A fire that broke out early on Saturday at a warehouse in the Brussels suburb of Anderlecht has been brought under control, Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported, citing Brussels fire brigade spokesperson Walter Derieuw.

Five dead in Russian attacks in Ukraine's southern Kherson region

June 5 - Russian attacks killed five people in Ukraine's southern Kherson region in three separate incidents on Friday, the regional governor said.

Putin held 'friendly one-on-one meeting' with Germany's Schroeder, Kremlin says

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was \"good and friendly,\" Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying on Friday by Russian news agencies.

Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone hit engineers demining areas around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

June 5 - Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said on Friday that a Ukrainian drone had deliberately struck engineers demining an area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, injuring at least three people.

Zelenskiy's letter to Putin was intended for other ears

KYIV, June 5 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's open letter offering face-to-face peace talks to end the war in Ukraine was addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin but meant to echo through the corridors of this week's St Petersburg investment forum, and beyond.

Putin says he currently sees no reason to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the Ukrainian president published an open letter proposing they hold face-to-face talks to agree an end to a war now in its fifth year.

US official tells Putin: 'Good Hello' from your friend President Trump

ST PETERSBURG, June 5 - Rodney Mims Cook Jr., chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, conveyed a \"good hello\" to Russian President Vladimir Putin from U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday and praised the beauty of the northern Russian city of St Petersburg.

Who is aboard the International Space Station during the air leak?

WASHINGTON, June 5 - NASA ordered five astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter and prepare for possible evacuation for on Friday as a Russian crew tried to fix a leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory.

EU weighs rules to cut reliance on China through broader supply chains

BRUSSELS, June 5 - The European Commission is weighing legislation that could force companies in sensitive sectors to cut reliance on single suppliers - notably in China - and diversify to at least three sources, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday.

Putin says he currently sees no reason to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the Ukrainian president published an open letter proposing they hold face-to-face talks to agree an end to the war.

Russia plans to launch its smaller version of Starlink next year

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russia plans to launch its own, smaller version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband system next year, Alexei Shelobkov, CEO of Iks Holding, the company developing the service, said on Friday.

Two leaks detected on International Space Station, Russian space agency says

NASA puts ISS astronauts on evacuation alert after worsening air leak

WASHINGTON, June 5 - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak