China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway
Two months after French President Emmanuel Macron won reelection, his second term is now threatened with gridlock and a possible political crisis after his centrist party lost its ruling majority in the lower house of the National Assembly Sunday. Legislative vote saw a surging far left and far right — and near-record abstention.
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On World Refugee Day 2022, the United Nations’ refugee agency says 100 million people are currently forced to flee their homes around the world. Australia is recognized for its record-breaking donations to help victims of conflicts in Afghanistan and Ukraine.
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Russia has demanded that Vilnius immediately reverse new restrictions on shipments of Russian goods that are subject to EU sanctions through Lithuanian territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
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“Israeli football fans, for me, are the most hated. I cannot tolerate them. I won’t exchange my shirts with assassins.”
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A politically bipartisan group of 20 U.S. senators said Sunday they have reached agreement on tightening gun control laws in the United States, bolstering school security and funding more mental health care in the immediate aftermath of three mass shooting attacks that horrified many Americans.
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Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that Russian forces destroyed the last remaining bridge connecting to Sievierodonetsk, severing an evacuation route for civilians still in the eastern city that has been a main focus of fighting in recent weeks.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed for more Western help for his beleaguered Ukrainian forces as Russia continues to gain ground in heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Three foreign men have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine who say the men fought for Ukrainian forces.
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As the war in Ukraine rages, Russian President Vladimir Putin likens himself to Tsar Peter the Great -- but critics find a glaring flaw in the comparison. Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev provides the poisonous voice-over for a terrible, troubled time.
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