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EU President Says Ukraine Has Unconditional Support Ahead of Summit

28 January 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Ursula von Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks during the New Year's reception of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)- North Rhine-Westphalia. (dpa)
28 January 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Ursula von Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks during the New Year's reception of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)- North Rhine-Westphalia. (dpa)
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EU President Says Ukraine Has Unconditional Support Ahead of Summit

28 January 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Ursula von Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks during the New Year's reception of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)- North Rhine-Westphalia. (dpa)
28 January 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Ursula von Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks during the New Year's reception of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)- North Rhine-Westphalia. (dpa)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ahead of an EU-Ukraine summit next week that Ukraine had unconditional support from the bloc and that the country needed to prevail against Russian attacks to defend European values.

"We stand by Ukraine's side without any ifs and buts," von der Leyen said in a speech on Saturday at an event of her party, the Christian Democrat CDU, in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Ukraine "is fighting for our shared values, it is fighting for the respect of international law and for the principles of democracy and that is why Ukraine has to win this war", she said.

Von der Leyen and her fellow EU commissioners plan an EU-Ukraine summit on Feb. 3.

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US Military Strike on Alleged Drug Boat Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific

This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on May 5, 2026, shows a vessel before being struck at the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan on May 5, 2026. (Photo by US Southern Command / AFP)
This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on May 5, 2026, shows a vessel before being struck at the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan on May 5, 2026. (Photo by US Southern Command / AFP)
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US Military Strike on Alleged Drug Boat Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific

This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on May 5, 2026, shows a vessel before being struck at the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan on May 5, 2026. (Photo by US Southern Command / AFP)
This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on May 5, 2026, shows a vessel before being struck at the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan on May 5, 2026. (Photo by US Southern Command / AFP)

The US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men.

The attack came a day after US forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.

The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 191 people in total.

Despite the Iran war, the strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere are not letting up. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.

The attacks began as the US built up its largest military presence in the region in generations and came months ahead of the raid in January that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty.

In the attack Tuesday, US Southern Command once again said it had targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. According to The Associated Press, it posted a video on X showing a boat cruising along the water before a huge explosion left the vessel in flames.

President Donald Trump has said the US is in “armed conflict” with cartels in Latin America and has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States and fatal overdoses claiming American lives. But his administration has offered little evidence to support its claims of killing “narcoterrorists.”

Critics, meanwhile, have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes.

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French Shipping Firm Says Container Ship 'Target of Attack' in Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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French Shipping Firm Says Container Ship 'Target of Attack' in Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A container ship owned by French shipping company CMA CGM was the "target of an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz, the major shipping firm said on Wednesday.

"The CMA CGM San Antonio was the target of an attack yesterday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in injuries among crew members and damage to the vessel," the shipping firm told AFP, adding those injured had been evacuated for treatment.

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Fire at Iran Commercial Complex Kills 8, Injures Dozens

Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at a shopping center in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS
Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at a shopping center in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS
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Fire at Iran Commercial Complex Kills 8, Injures Dozens

Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at a shopping center in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS
Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at a shopping center in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

A fire ripped through a commercial complex near Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least eight people and leaving dozens more wounded, state media reported on Wednesday.

The blaze erupted on Tuesday in Arghavan commercial complex in the city of Andisheh, west of Tehran, said AFP.

Footage broadcast by state television showed a multi-storey building on fire with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

According to state television, the fire injured 41 people.

The complex had more than 250 commercial units and 50 office units, according to local officials.

The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Shahriar called for an investigation into the incident, to identify possible culprits.

It also issued an arrest warrant for the building's constructor.

Fires are common in Iran, but they rarely cause casualties.

In June 2020, a powerful explosion caused by gas canisters that caught fire at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19 people.

In January 2017, a fire at the 15-storey Plasco shopping center in Tehran killed at least 22 people, including 16 firefighters.