Top 10 world news: ‘Russian spies’ arrested in UK, Russian missile hits Swedish factory in Ukraine, and more
Top 10 world news
Three suspected Russian spies have been arrested and charged in the United Kingdom after a major national security investigation, British media reported on Tuesday (August 15). In other news, threepeople lost their lives on Tuesdayas a result of the Russian missile attacks in north-western Ukraine, local officials announced.
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Three ‘Russian spies’ arrested after major UK national security investigation: Reports
Three suspected Russian spies have been arrested and charged in the United Kingdom after a major national security investigation, British media reported on Tuesday (August 15). According to BBC, all three defendants have been in detention since February.
Three dead as Russian missile hits Swedish bearing factory in Ukraine
Three people lost their lives on Tuesday (August 15) as a result of the Russian missile attacks in north-western Ukraine, local officials announced.All three deceased were employees of a Swedish bearing maker SKF, which employs around 1,100 people in Ukraine.
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