Moscow Calls CIA Remarks on Aid for Strikes on Crimea Incitement to Conflict Escalation

The recent statement by CIA Director William Burns that US aid will help Kiev attack Crimea is an incitement to escalate the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Strikes sweep across UK, as high inflation heats up pay disputes - China.org.cn

A series of large-scale strikes are set to disrupt daily life in the United Kingdom (UK) over the next few months, due to long-running disputes over pay. The walkouts are expected to take a huge economic toll.

French PM to requisition workers as strikes at refineries continue - China.org.cn

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday ordered local authorities to requisition workers needed to ensure petrol supply to service stations across the country as France struggles with strikes at oil refineries operated by TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil.

Paris petrol stations run dry amid TotalEnergies refinery strikes

About 10 percent of petrol stations in the Paris region are having problems getting enough fuel supplies, French government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Friday, as strikes at four TotalEnergies refineries continue for a 10th day.

Workers begin strike at UK’s largest shipping container port

Workers at the United Kingdom’s largest container port have begun what they say will be an eight-day strike, becoming the latest workers in the country to take action to demand higher pay amid rising inflation and the soaring cost of living.

UK Faces Fresh Wave of Transport Strikes - Tasnim News Agency

Several train strikes over pay and working conditions have taken place across the UK this summer, causing travel chaos throughout the country.

Five killed in Russian strike on Kyiv TV tower - France24

(AFP) – An apparent Russian airstrike aimed at Kyiv's main television tower killed five people on Tuesday, officials said, knocking out some broadcasts but leaving the structure intact.

Russian MoD Plans Strikes on Ukrainian Intelligence, Military Info Warfare Relay Facilities in Kiev - Sputnik International

The Russian ministry of defence has announced plans to carry out precision strikes against Ukrainian Intelligence Service (SBU) and military information warfare facilities, and has warned employees and civilians in the affected areas to leave their homes to avoid casualties.

US kills senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike | Al Jazeera

The US military has killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in a drone strike in Syria, a US Central Command Spokesman said.