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Kakhovka dam burst leaves roads inaccessible, villages cut off from the world EU

Entire villages in southern Ukraine were flooded after the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river burst on Tuesday. One of the river’s tributaries, the Inhoulets, burst its banks, flooding fields and villages situated more than 50 kilometres north of Kherson. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gulliver Cragg toured part of the stricken area with the head of the Snihurivka military administration – the wartime equivalent of a mayor.

Warsaw Ghetto: Labyrinth of memories EU

In 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising took place. It was a courageous act of resistance against the Nazis by several hundred Jewish fighters.

Since 1941, the Jewish population of the Polish capital – approximately 400,000 people – had been confined by the Nazi occupiers to a small neighbourhood in the center of the city. Many died as a result of starvation and diseases there. Others were sent to the Treblinka death camp.

‘A moving target’: North Macedonia’s foreign minister on EU accession EU

Talking Europe hosts Bujar Osmani, the foreign minister of North Macedonia, which launched EU accession talks nearly a year ago – although it has been in the EU’s waiting room for far longer than that. Currently a screening process of North Macedonia’s legislation is under way, and Osmani urges the opening of talks with the EU on key topics. He warns that North Macedonian society has become wary of “making concessions while there are no deliverables”.

Denmark: A tougher line on immigration EU

As European countries grapple with the question of how to handle migration policy across the continent, many countries are looking to Denmark, known for having some of the strictest immigration rules in the European Union. Today’s Focus takes us to a district of the capital, Copenhagen, where the debate around immigration and integration has flared in recent times. This report by our colleagues at France 2 and FRANCE 24’s Jack Colmer Gale.

? Live: Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, says Putin EU

Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after the facilities are ready on July 7, President Vladimir Putin told his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday during a meeting in Sochi. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

? Live: Houses under water, people and pets evacuated as Kakhovka dam floodwaters peak EU

Ukrainians living near the Dnipro River abandoned inundated homes and rescue teams evacuated people and their pets Wednesday as floodwaters peaked across a swathe of southern Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Ukrainian officials warned of the dangers of floating mines unearthed by flooding and the spread of disease and hazardous chemicals. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Finland: Inside the world’s first ‘nuclear graveyard’ EU

A vast network of tunnels 400 metres underground that has been under construction for nearly 20 years will soon begin operating as the world’s first spent nuclear fuel disposal facility – locking away radioactive uranium deep beneath the Earth’s surface for thousands of years. It is hoped the Onkalo facility in Finland will provide a solution to the problem of how to safely store the world’s nuclear waste.