07 August 2026
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Ethiopia targets independent media in escalating press freedom crackdown – rights groups
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Watch say a raid on the offices of the Addis Standard was part of a wider pattern of targeting independent media
West’s efforts to counter Russia’s shadow fleet are ‘imitation’ – maritime expert
Western sanctions against Russia's oil trade exist on paper but their enforcement is little more than a sham, with NATO-linked companies continuing to transport half of Moscow's oil exports, Ukrainian maritime expert Andrii Klymenko said in Kyiv
Russian drone strike on market in Sumy Oblast injures 10, two critically
Moreover, on the night of 5-6 August, Russian forces launched four guided aerial bombs in an attack on Sumy, leaving at least 12 people injured and causing extensive damage
