LONDON -- European leaders and NATO's chief vowed Friday to step up sanctions on Russia and accelerate the delivery of long-range strike and air defense weapons to Ukraine following a "Coalition of the Willing" meeting in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders held a joint press conference after the meeting, saying the coalition aims to gradually phase out Russian oil and gas from the global market and channel frozen Russian assets into funding Ukraine's reconstruction. (UK-Ukraine-Russia)
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KIEV -- One person was killed and 10 others were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital overnight from Friday to Saturday, said a local official.
The attack sparked fires in several areas, shattered windows in residential buildings, and damaged a kindergarten in the eastern part of the city, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said on social media. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)
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YAOUNDE -- A total of 2,792 cases of cholera, with 157 deaths, including 69 community-related deaths, have been reported in Chad since July, according to the Chadian Ministry of Public Health and Prevention.
The figures were released during a meeting on Friday to coordinate and monitor the response to the cholera epidemic. Four provinces including Guera, Sila, Ouaddai and Hadjer-Lamis are affected. (Chad-Cholera-Deaths)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least five members of a family were killed and four others injured when a truck rammed into a minivan in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province early on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Hafizabad Road near Qila Diwan Singh area of Gujranwala district, a Rescue 1122 spokesperson told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Road Accident-Death) Enditem
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