Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 2 warplanes
Kyiv officials say Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops. …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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2/29/24
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EU to begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over previous government policies
The European Union’s powerful Commission says it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to …
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2/29/24
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Police say a hand grenade and other dangerous objects have been found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction group was arrested …
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2/29/24
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war. His words were criticized as alarmist by a human …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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2/29/24
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President Vladimir Putin has hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting rages on in Ukraine, in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. …
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2/29/24
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A Russian rocket has successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, a launch that underlines increasingly close cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. Russia’s state-run Roscosmos corporation …
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2/29/24
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Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members on Thursday in a chaotic scene, as allies of jailed former Premier Imran Khan protested what they claim was a rigged election. Lawmakers …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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2/29/24
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has told Australia’s Parliament that the strategic partnership between the two nations is more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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2/29/24
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Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information, newly released records …
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2/28/24
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Ghana’s parliament has passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could send people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes …
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By FRANCIS KOKUTSE
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2/28/24
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United Nations peacekeepers have handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country, and as violence …
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By RUTH ALONGA
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2/28/24
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Russian space officials have acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but say it poses no danger to its crew. The Roscosmos state corporation …
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2/28/24
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Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say
A Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor say Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria have killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others including …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE
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2/28/24
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A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as the last week of March …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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2/28/24
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Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western government. Moldova, a candidate to …
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BY STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA
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2/28/24
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has registered 285 candidates for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by the Feb. 1 deadline, down from 2023 when it received 351 valid nominations. The names were not released, …
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2/28/24
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Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remains hospitalized in Malaysia, in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi, after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national …
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By VINCENT THIAN and JAN M. OLSEN
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2/28/24
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Dozens of Burundian troops have been detained for refusing to be deployed to eastern Congo in the fight against the M23 rebel group. That's according to army officers, prisons officials and other …
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By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA
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2/28/24
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Pope Francis was taken briefly to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience on Wednesday. The Vatican had no immediate comment. The 86-year-old pope, who has been suffering from the flu, …
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2/28/24
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The British government is stepping up security for lawmakers after politicians reported threats and intimidation connected to the Israel-Hamas war. The Home Office said Wednesday that a 31 …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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2/28/24
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