Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall, organizers said.

Allies must give Ukraine what it needs to repel Russia’s invasion and not restrict the use of donated arms, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

This week’s air raids on Kyiv and other cities across the country were the largest since Russia’s full-scale invasion began two-and-a-half years ago. One analyst said Ukrainians simultaneously blame both Russia and their own government for electricity problems.

Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar on Saturday killed five people, as Moscow’s troops pushed ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

There are 140 athletes in Paris this week representing Ukraine, which is considered a Paralympic superpower and has competitors in 17 sports, many of whom have been uprooted from their homes and normal training centers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reportedly proposed holding a summit in India, a plan put to Narendra Modi during the Indian prime minister’s visit to Ukraine last week. India is skeptical of Ukraine’s initiative due to Russia’s exclusion.

Germany deported Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday for the first time since August 2021 when the Taliban returned to power.

Observers have registered particular concern that the expanding appeal of the AfD has mirrored a nationwide surge in political violence and hate crimes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot.