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Russia launched air strikes against targets in Syria on Wednesday in the Kremlin's biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades, telling the U.S. air force to steer clear while its warplanes are in action. A U.S. official says targets in the Homs area appear to have been struck. Diane Hodges has more.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky admits that he is worried that Washington political rhetoric in the run up to next year's election could undermine US support for his country, as he arrives at a European summit in Granada, Spain. IMAGES
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky admits that he is worried that Washington political rhetoric in the run up to next year's election could undermine US support for his country, as he arrives at a European summit in Granada, Nicaragua. SOUNDBITE
The Damascus Opera House lights up with colours of the Russian flag on "flag day", an annual Russian holiday celebrating Russia's tricolour flag, restored following the Soviet collapse in 1991 and marked on August 22. Russia's military intervention in 2015 helped turn the war in President Bashar al-Assad's favour. Moscow remains a key regime ally and maintains military bases in Syria. IMAGES
Images show houses up in flames in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as artillery fire roars through the area. Bakhmut found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for civilians to leave the frontline region bearing the brunt of the Kremlin's offensive. IMAGES
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