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War in Ukraine
3/27/2023 10:17:21 PM
The announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus appears to be another attempt to raise the stakes in the conflict in Ukraine.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/27/2023 6:53:11 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Monday said they were visiting the southern frontline region of Zaporizhzhia, partly controlled by Russian forces.
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War in Ukraine
3/27/2023 3:54:18 PM
The Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.
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War in Ukraine
3/27/2023 3:52:28 PM
Two people were killed and 29 wounded Monday when Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region, local officials said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 8:06:30 PM
The NATO alliance on Sunday condemned Russia's announcement that it would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus as "dangerous and irresponsible".
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 7:27:49 PM
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday that Brussels was ready to impose new sanctions on Belarus if Minsk were to host Russian nuclear weapons.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 5:05:32 PM
Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone caused an explosion Sunday that injured three people in a town far from the two countries' border.
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Region
3/26/2023 4:21:00 PM
An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly violating a conflict of interest agreement meant to prevent him from dealing with the country's judiciary while he is on trial for corruption.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 4:18:56 PM
Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
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Region
3/26/2023 3:55:27 PM
Palestinian Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned on Sunday the spiral of Israeli violence against the Palestinian people, accusing the Israeli far-right government of fueling the conflict.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 3:18:15 PM
Germany on Sunday condemned a decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, bringing the arms closer to the European Union.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 11:38:35 AM
The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic complex that is Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/25/2023 10:20:43 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union.
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Region
3/25/2023 3:00:14 PM
Nearly 11 million children in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance after eight years of conflict and without urgent action, millions could face ever greater risks of hunger and malnourishment, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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Region
3/25/2023 1:01:36 PM
The death toll from retaliatory US strikes in Syria has risen to 19, a war monitor said Saturday, as Washington insisted it is not seeking conflict with Tehran.
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International
3/25/2023 11:34:46 AM
President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States is not seeking conflict with Tehran, after Washington carried out strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria in retaliation for a deadly drone attack.
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Region
3/24/2023 7:14:25 PM
Tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first in the holy month of Ramadan, AFP correspondents said, amid heightened tensions in the region.
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Region
3/24/2023 2:11:13 PM
US Democrats sympathies now lie more with the Palestinians than the Israelis, as they continue to show increasing affinity toward the Palestinians in the Middle East conflict, according to a new Gallup poll.
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World
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Africa
3/23/2023 12:29:24 PM
The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of the interim Tigray regional government after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/22/2023 6:59:23 PM
The legislative body of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday it regretted "threats" against the tribunal over its war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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