China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway
Canada says it will host an online meeting of the world's female foreign ministers on October 20 to discuss the current unrest in Iran, which was sparked by the death of a young woman who was in police custody for "improperly" wearing a hijab.
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President Vladimir Putin has raised Russia's war footing with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine's four regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue liberating occupied territories in the country's east.
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On 17 October, at least one person was killed when a Russian rocket hit a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi District in Kyiv.
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Monday is the first day of early, in-person voting, in Georgia. Big races include the seat for governor and who will control the Senate.
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The U.S. government has announced further arms deliveries to Ukraine worth a total of $725 million.
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Massive Russian missile and drone attacks since October 10 have damaged about 30 percent of Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. Power stations, transformers, transmission networks, and more have been targeted and hit in the barrage.
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U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Iranian leaders to end the violence against their own citizens who have taken part in antiestablishment protests in past weeks triggered by the death of a young woman following her arrest by the morality police in Tehran.
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Nearly eight months into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be striking a softer tone, saying he sees no need for continued massive air strikes and that a mobilization of troops to support his military operation will end in two weeks.
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Sweeping low along a river near the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, a military helicopter flew east toward Russia past the gleaming spire of an Orthodox church
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First-term Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Republican challenger Herschel Walker face off Friday night in Savannah in their first and only debate ahead of next month’s midterm elections.
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