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Ukraine reports 'particularly fruitful' few days in counteroffensive
Europe ·July 4, 2023 · 12:41 PM UTC A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces has been "particularly fruitful" in the past few days and Ukraine's troops are fulfilling their main tasks, a senior security official said on Tuesday.
- United StatesAt least 3 dead, 8 wounded after mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas
At least three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting in Fort Worth, Texas, after a local festival, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest incident of gun violence around the Fourth of July holiday.
- EuropeItaly has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets worth $2.5 billion
Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets valued at around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) following the invasion of Ukraine last year, the country's central bank said on Tuesday.
- BusinessNeutral Switzerland wants to take part in Sky Shield defence project
Switzerland wants to participate in the European Sky Shield air defence umbrella, the government said on Tuesday, a move which critics say is incompatible with the country's long-standing tradition of neutrality.
