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Opinion | Solution to Ukraine war must be found in the UN, not the killing fields
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II and the founding of the United Nations. Humanity learned with…
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‘Legitimate targets’: Putin warns West about deploying troops in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s…
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Ukraine’s drone pilots are ‘killing for points’ as war becomes gamified
Rubik, a Ukrainian military drone pilot, had tracked the every move of one particular Russian soldier for weeks, with the promise of earning…
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Afghan earthquake deaths top 2,200, survivors face aid crunch
Rescuers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan’s earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200,…
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Putin tells Ukraine: end war via talks or I will end it by force
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations “if common sense…
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Afghan commandos airdrop to quake zones where helicopters can’t land
Afghanistan airdropped commandos on Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble of homes in mountainous eastern areas ravaged by earthquakes…
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Another quake hits Afghanistan, hindering efforts as death toll exceeds 1,400
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking fears of further damage and destruction, almost two days…
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Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400 as rescuers search for survivors
Rescue teams scoured Afghanistan’s mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday, as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 1,411, a…
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Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,100 as rescuers search for survivors
Rescue teams scoured Afghanistan’s mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday, as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 1,124,…
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Taliban asks world for help in wake of deadly Afghanistan earthquake
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration made an appeal for help on Monday after one of the country’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800…
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