Russia’s drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says

Russia's drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says. (REUTERS)
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Updated 20 August 2025
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Russia’s drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says

  • Russia’s drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says

Russia launched a “massive drone strike” on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, injuring one person and causing a large fire at a fuel and energy facility, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Wednesday.
Administration of the Izmail district in the Odesa region said on social media that port infrastructure in the city was damaged.


ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

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ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

  • Prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions

AMSTERDAM: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said on Thursday they did not see a reasonable basis to believe crimes against humanity ⁠had been committed as ⁠a result of sanctions imposed by the US ⁠on the country since 2014.
The prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions. A separate ⁠probe ⁠into possible crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela since 2014 was ongoing, they added.