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Zelensky Names Mayor Once Abducted By Russia As Regional Head

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed the mayor of an occupied city who was once abducted by Russia as the new head of the country’s southern embattled Zaporizhzhia region, his office said on Sunday. Zelensky made the announcement as he visited the southern front on Sunday, including meeting troops in the frontline village and fighting hotspot […]

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Ukrainian Drone Kills Two In Russian-occupied Zone: Mayor

A Ukrainian drone Friday killed two people and wounded six during an evacuation of injured people near the city of Gorlivka, held by pro-Russia separatists since 2014, the mayor said. Ivan Prikhodko said the drone hit an ambulance evacuating energy workers wounded in previous shelling, killing a paramedic and an energy worker in the village […]

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Houston’s Citgo 6 honored by Mayor Sylvester Turner

Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin stands at left as Mayor Sylvester Turner honors members of the Citgo 6, Citgo executives Jose Pereira, Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cárdenas, Jose Zambrano and Christina Vadell, right, daughter of a fifth member, Tomeu Vadell, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, with a proclamation declaring Dec. 19 Citgo 6 Day.Kirk Sides/Staff photographer Mayor Sylvester […]

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London Mayor decides to hand over cars that Kyiv Mayor requested to Ukraine

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has changed his mind and declared that he supports sending four wheel drive cars to Ukraine, which would otherwise be scrapped under the ULEZ scrapping programme. Source: The Telegraph; European Pravda Details: The London Mayor previously did not support the delivery of cars that did not meet ULEZ requirements to Ukraine, […]

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London mayor agrees to send scrap cars to Ukraine

In a reversal of his earlier decision, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has agreed to support a plan to send the city’s scrap vehicles to Ukraine, U.K. media reported on Dec. 23. Khan had previously rejected the proposal, which was put forth by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko in September. Klitschko asked Khan to send cars that […]

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Air Defence Systems In Moscow Repelled Drone ‘Attack’: Mayor

Air defence systems in the Russian capital on Tuesday destroyed a drone over the city, Moscow’s mayor announced, without specifying whether it was a Ukrainian drone or from where it was launched. “Air defence forces in the Odintsovo district repelled a drone attack. According to preliminary information, there is no damage or casualties at the […]

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Alabama

Newsom-DeSantis debate to be a display of current and future presidential ambitions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (TND) — Thursday night will feature a political debate between two big-state governors who have long been considered future presidential candidates as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are set to continue their public feud in an event hosted by Fox News. DeSantis, who is running for the Republican […]

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Bucha mayor thanks Taiwan for help, pitches investment there

Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA) Anatolii Fedoruk, the visiting mayor of Bucha in northern Ukraine, thanked Taiwan on Tuesday for its support of his city amid Russia’s invasion and pitched Taiwanese entities on the idea of investing in his government’s planned industrial park. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the city of Bucha has been […]

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What to watch as Congress negotiates final defense policy bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― Congress will begin formal negotiations on a compromise defense policy bill this week, with final votes likely to occur before the holidays. The annual bill is usually a bipartisan product, but conference committee talks over the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act may be trickier than usual this year. House Republicans added numerous […]

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Ukrainian mayor visits Taiwan to seek investment in Bucha

Taipei, Nov. 25 (CNA) Mayor of Bucha in Northern Ukraine Anatolii Fedoruk has arrived in Taiwan with a delegation on a four-day visit, with the aim of attracting investment in construction projects planned by the city, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday. The delegation is looking to attract investment in a planned project […]

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