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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government, via video link in Moscow, Russia July 19, 2023.

Putin may still seek revenge on Prigozhin – CIA chief

"Putin is the ultimate apostle of payback," William Burns told the Aspen Security Forum.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government, via video link in Moscow, Russia July 19, 2023.

Putin may still seek revenge on Prigozhin – CIA chief

"Putin is the ultimate apostle of payback," William Burns told the Aspen Security Forum.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government, via video link in Moscow, Russia July 19, 2023.

Putin may still seek revenge on Prigozhin – CIA chief

"Putin is the ultimate apostle of payback," William Burns told the Aspen Security Forum.

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Protesters climb a fence as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023

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A child watches Carles Puigdemont on a screen at a rally in Amer, Girona, Catalonia, 16 July, 2023

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Ukrainian soldiers firing artillery

US confirms its cluster bombs are in use in Ukraine

The White House says the controversial weapons are having an impact on Russian formations.

Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (Cruise Port) in the Eastern Docklands of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors

It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital.

Protesters climb a fence as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023

Iraq expels Swedish envoy as Quran row escalates

The ambassador is told to leave amid protests that began over the burning of a Quran in Stockholm.

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A child watches Carles Puigdemont on a screen at a rally in Amer, Girona, Catalonia, 16 July, 2023

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  12. Ukraine and Ethiopia leaders discuss Russia conflict

    The political heads of state of Ukraine and Ethiopia have held talks on the telephone for the first time ever, a tweet from President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

    The conversation between Mr Zelensky and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took place in the wake of Russia's withdrawal from a deal that allowed for the safe exporting of Ukrainian grain.

    There have been concerns over the impact of this decision on food security in poorer countries.

    "I informed the interlocutor that Ukraine has supplied almost 300,000 tons of food to Ethiopia under the Black Sea Grain Initiative and another 90,000 tons of grain under a separate Grain From Ukraine initiative," the Ukrainian president said in his tweet.

    "I emphasised that Ukraine is still ready to remain a guarantor of global food security."

    Mr Abiy's tweet about the phone call was more terse.

    He wrote: "I held a phone call with President Zelensky today to discuss bilateral and international matters of mutual interest as well as the means and ways of bringing peace between Ukraine and Russia."

  16. Protesters set fire to Swedish embassy in Baghdad

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    Hundreds of people have stormed Sweden’s embassy in Iraq to protest a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm.

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