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POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed its offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the outcome of the grueling conflict would determine whether his country's fate lies with the West or under Moscow's domination.
Kyiv rules out ceasefire or territorial concessions as Moscow hits military targets in Ukraine’s east and south.
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Vladimir Putin has reportedly been ill for five years and is constantly surrounded by a team of doctors monitoring his health.
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Female presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels appear on air without covering their faces in defiance of the latest Taliban order, which further strips women of their rights.
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The Australian people have spoken, and the next PM of Australia will be Anthony Albanese. So how did it all unfold?
Americans have always tolerated high rates of death and suffering — among certain segments of society.
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POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead .
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The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russian forces of attempting to kill as many Ukrainians and do as much damage as possible, repeating his charge that Russia was carrying out a genocide.
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European Commission says extra €210bn needed over next five years to pay for phasing out of Russian fossil fuels
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There have been moves to block Russian propaganda in Australia since the invasion of Ukraine, but some Russian Australians are still consuming Russian news. Ukrainians are concerned about the message some people are hearing.
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that developing countries face disaster due to rising prices.
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For Russia, the war keeps deteriorating.
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Surrounded and bombarded by Russian troops, the ‘apocalyptic’ siege that defined the brutality of Putin’s war appears over
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Analysis: Bloc has various retaliatory weapons available including returning to no-deal Brexit scenario
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Sweden is joining neighboring Finland in formally seeking to join NATO, a move that will deal a serious diplomatic blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
the Guardian
The battle for Ukraine’s second city is near its end, but suburbs are still under attack as Putin’s forces make a fighting withdrawal
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback Monday in its war with Ukraine , with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO membership, while Ukraine’s president congratulated his soldiers who reportedly pushed back Russian forces near the border.
Mother Jones
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Ex-MP tells Kremlin-run media NATO is a "terrorist organisation" and accuses Ukraine's President of "promoting fascists".
In a damning assessment of Russian efforts, Nato's secretary general says Ukraine could win the war.
Finland's government said Sunday it intends to join NATO, ditching decades of neutrality and ignoring Russian threats of possible retaliation as the Nordic country attempts to strengthen its security following the onset of the war in Ukraine. Sweden's ruling party later said it will also support joining the alliance.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops were withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow's forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland.
Thousands gathered in occupied East Jerusalem for the journalist’s funeral after she was shot dead by Israeli forces.
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