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Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said on Aug. 19, as fears grow over fighting near the site.

Finland will host a meeting with Sweden and Türkiye later this month, the Finnish foreign minister said on Aug. 19, after Ankara voiced its opposition to the Nordic countries' NATO bids.

"Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Türkiye will meet in Finland in August," Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters.

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Aug. 18 of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion began, echoing pleas from the U.N.'s chief.

Ljubljana – The ruling ordering opposition Democrats (SDS) head Janez Janša to pay EUR 10,000 in damages and apologise to the coalition Social Democrats (SD) for claiming the party operated from a “stolen Jewish villa” has become final.

The trio of United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky are set to visit the Black Sea Port of Odesa on Friday to discuss the grain shipment deal.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Shoigu and Guterres discussed the security situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP

"The heating season for Sofia residents will be ensured and there will be no shortage of gas". This was stated by the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, in the studio of Nova TV.

The conservative bloc includes Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, Matteo Salvini’s League & Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama yesterday in the capital Ankara.

The Albanian president also attended the official opening ceremony of the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games, hosted by central Konya province on Aug. 9. President Erdoğan inaugurated the official opening of the international games.

After 18 months of arduous negotiations and a marathon night of debate, the U.S. Senate on Aug. 7 passed Joe Biden's ambitious climate, tax and health care plan - a significant victory for the president ahead of crucial midterm elections.