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Funeral held for man killed by Poland missile blast
Funeral held for man killed by Poland missile blast
World
by  AFP

A funeral was held Saturday for one of the two victims of a missile that struck a Polish village near Ukraine earlier this week, an incident widely believed to have been an accident. Boguslaw Wos, 62, was buried at the local cemetery in a funeral attended by family and friends, village residents, along with troops and Polish and Ukrainian officials.

White House hosts wedding as Biden granddaughter gets hitched
White House hosts wedding as Biden granddaughter gets hitched
World
by  AFP

President Joe Biden welcomed guests to the White House Saturday for the wedding of his granddaughter Naomi -- an unprecedented ceremony that was closed to the press. - 'Pop' - The White House has given few details on this wedding, which is classified as strictly private and is closed to the press.

US pressures Ukraine to weigh talks with Russia
US pressures Ukraine to weigh talks with Russia
World
by  AFP

The US is pressuring Ukraine to be open to peace talks with Moscow, with a top Pentagon official saying Kyiv's forces will find it hard to recover all the territory Russia has captured in the war. Rather than pressuring Zelensky, the US should increase arms supplies to help Ukraine soundly defeat the Russian forces, he said.

Rwanda forces kill 'soldier' on DR Congo border
Rwanda forces kill 'soldier' on DR Congo border
Africa
by  AFP

A man wearing a Congolese military uniform was killed by Rwandan troops early Saturday after he crossed the volatile border and started firing at local forces, the Rwandan military said. The RDF said on Twitter that "an unidentified soldier believed to be from the FARDC (DR Congo armed forces)" crossed the border "and started shooting at Rwanda Defence Force guard towers".

'We're free': Ukraine families reunite as Kherson train station reopens
'We're free': Ukraine families reunite as Kherson train station reopens
World
by  AFP

Tears, smiles and the occasional artillery explosion on Saturday greeted passengers as the first train in eight months pulled into the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson from Kyiv and families divided by war were reunited. She planned to board the train returning to Kyiv on Saturday evening with her son.