French and Ukrainian Ministers of Foreign Affairs held a meeting at a refuge in Odessa

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitro Kuleba in Odessa on Thursday, Agerpres reports.

"Coalition of tanks": More than 150 Western tanks of various models for Kiev

Ukraine is going to receive more than 150 modern Leopard and Abrams main battle tanks from allies, following decisions announced by the US and Germany. After President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gave the go-ahead to sending battle tanks to Ukraine, other states also announced their willingness to re-export tanks to the battlefield, including Poland and Finland. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is asking Western countries for long-range missiles and fighter jets. And a European country wants to give Kiev cluster bombs.

The greatest pizza made by Americans. How many tons of ingredients did they use

The Americans want to set a new world record in the field of gastronomy by preparing the largest pizza in the world weighing more than 12 tons.

UNESCO decided: Odessa city centre on the list of world heritage in danger

UNESCO has included the centre of the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on the list of world heritage in danger, thus granting it a special status of protection against damage caused by the Russian invasion. Russia contested the decision, which it called "*political".

In most regions of Ukraine, air raid alerts were announced

Alerts have been declared in all regions of Ukraine, except for the westernmost. As stated by both the authorities in different regions and the military, the threat of a missile strike, but there is still no information about the missiles actually flying, the BBC reports.

The Ukrainian army shot down 15 drones this night, near Kyiv

According to the military administration of the city of Kyiv, the Ukrainian army shot down 15 Shahed kamikaze drones over the capital of Ukraine and its surroundings during a raid on Wednesday night, the BBC reports.

Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine needs tanks, not promises

Ukraine urgently needs tanks, not promises, says Volodymyr Zelensky. In his message last night, he reproaches the allies for thinking too much about whether or not to send weapons and heavy combat equipment to his country. The message came at the end of a day in which German media reported that Olaf Scholz had decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries to do so. CNN claims that the subject will be debated today in Parliament. At the same time, the American media writes that the USA would approve the delivery of 30 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Meanwhile, President Zelenskiy warns of a new Russian attack in the Donbass region.

Germany to send Leopard tanks to Kyiv, allow others to do so -source

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so, magazine Spiegel reported on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Russia ready to review Eswatini’s security requests, Lavrov assures

Moscow is ready to review any security requests from Eswatini, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference after talks with the Kingdom of Eswatini’s top diplomat, Thuli Dladla, Tuesday, TASS reports.

NATO's Baltic States, Russia remove ambassadors as diplomatic relations downgraded

NATO and EU members Estonia and Latvia told their Russian ambassadors to leave after Moscow said it was downgrading diplomatic relations with Estonia, Reuters reports.

Antarctic: Giant iceberg breaks away in front of UK station

A big iceberg roughly the size of Greater London has broken away from the Antarctic, close to Britain's Halley research station, BBC reports.

Zelensky's deputy chief of staff Tymoshenko submits his resignation

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree dismissing Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.