Zelensky fires deputy office chief amid Ukraine anti-graft probe
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Iryna Mudra, the deputy head of his presidential office, after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a money-laundering group involving senior officials. The dismissal was published in a decree on the presidential website on Wednesday. The move comes as investigators widen a probe that officials say reaches into the top levels of the state.The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said they had uncovered a group that allegedly laundered 150 million hryvnias, or about $3.35 million, to pay bail in an energy corruption case. In a video statement, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 12:32 LONDON
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US rebukes Israeli airstrikes on Syrian Abu Duhur airbase amid regional tensions
The United States has issued a rare rebuke of Israel after reports that eight airstrikes hit the Abu Duhur airbase in north-west Syria, near the Turkish border. The strikes reportedly damaged the runway and a storage facility at the site, which lies about 70 kilometres from the border. No injuries were reported in the immediate aftermath.Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and Washington's special envoy for Syria and Iraq, said the confirmed strikes were an unnecessary escalation that did not advance regional stability. Israel did not directly confirm the operation, but the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 02:29 LONDON
