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Ukraine's parliament sacks energy minister Hrynchuk

Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk following a major corruption investigation into the country's energy sector. Hrynchuk held the position from the summer of 2025.

UK says 'military options ready' as Russian ship uses lasers against RAF pilots

British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday that "military options" are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat, after the vessel directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it. Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) routinely shadow potential threats to national security, and such missions to monitor Russian vessels and submarines have become more freq

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