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- Ukraine dam supplying water to Crimea, nuclear plant is breached, unleashing floodsEurope ·
June 6, 2023 · 7:20 AM UTC · undefined agoMillions of litres of water burst through a gaping hole in a Russian-controlled dam on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone in southern Ukraine, threatening scores of villages and cutting off water supplies.
- EuropeNova Kakhovka dam in Kherson region blown up by Russian forces - Ukraine's military
The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Kherson region was blown up by Russian forces, the South command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Tuesday.
- Asia PacificChinese ships leave Vietnam waters after US-China talks
A Chinese research ship and its escort, which operated for nearly a month in Vietnam's EEZ in the South China Sea, have left those waters, vessel-tracking experts said, just after high-level US-China talks.
- Middle EastIran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, state media reports
Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities.