By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
European Council President Antonio Costa condemned Russian strikes that killed at least 20 people in Dnipro, Chernihiv, Kremenchuk and Zaporizhia Oblast. The European Union is calling on its partners to increase pressure on Moscow after the attacks on a railway station and residential neighbourhoods, according to Le Monde.
Russian drone strikes have killed at least 20 people in Dnipro, Chernihiv, Kremenchuk and Zaporizhzhia oblast, according to European Council President Antonio Costa, cited by Le Monde. Sowetan reported 14 deaths in Dnipro and five other victims elsewhere. The European Union wants to increase pressure on Moscow and maintain its support for Kyiv until lasting peace, Costa wrote on X.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Christine Lagarde will leave the presidency of the European Central Bank on 7 February 2027, nearly nine months before the scheduled end of her term. She informed the Governing Council and António Costa, the president of the European Council, according to an ECB statement.
🌍 World · Source: L’essentiel ·
A Russian drone strike on Dnipro’s main railway station in Ukraine killed 14 people and wounded 10 to 14 others on Thursday morning, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by Egypt Independent and P.M. News. President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced a “horrible” attack and called for sanctions against Moscow to remain in place; Le Monde noted that many people had stayed on the platform despite the air raid alert.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Egypt Independent ·
A Russian drone strike on a busy station in Dnipro, Ukraine, killed at least 13 people and injured at least five, according to Le Monde, L’Essentiel, Punch and France 24. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “horrible” and urged Kyiv’s allies to maintain sanctions against Moscow, Le Monde, Punch and France 24 report.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Yemen: 14 killed in strikes attributed to RiyadhStrikes attributed to Saudi Arabia killed at least 14 people and injured 10 others in Yemen’s al-Jawf province, according to Almasirah. The Houthis then called for Aden airport to be evacuated after a missile fell inside its perimeter, according to a police source cited by AFP.The week in Africa
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