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Ukraine’s Zelensky says Putin to use North Korea troops as ‘cannon fodder’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that North Korean soldiers deployed in western Russia to fight on Moscow’s side in the…
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Georgia president demands fresh parliamentary elections as protests continue
Georgia’s pro-European incumbent president, Salome Zourabichvili, has called for fresh parliamentary elections given the turmoil her country…
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‘Stand for Ukraine’: top EU officials visit Kyiv on first day in office
New European Council President António Costa and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Kyiv on Sunday for a show of EU support for…
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‘We need to do fast’: Zelensky says ceasefire if Nato shields unoccupied land
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested he would accept a ceasefire with Russia that left parts of his country occupied in return for…
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Russia attacks on Ukraine energy could trigger ‘tipping point’: UN
The UN warned on Friday that renewed Russian targeting of Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure this winter could cause severe…
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China-Russia trade to hit new highs, but Trump factor, payments cloud outlook
China’s trade with Russia is set to hit new highs this year as payment barriers have been partly addressed in recent months, but analysts…
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Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with longer-range missiles
The Kremlin warned on Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with US-supplied longer-range…
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Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan’s reconstruction
A senior Taliban diplomat urged the international community to aid Afghanistan’s recovery during a meeting in Kabul on Sunday, emphasising…
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Ukraine mine-clearing efforts struggle to revive war-torn farms
Nine months of Russian occupation left more than half of Inna Boiko’s 50,000-hectare farm in southern Ukraine littered with shell craters,…
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US senators seek probe of Elon Musk’s SpaceX contracts over Putin ties
Two Democratic US senators called for an investigation into Elon Musk’s involvement in contracts between the US government and his company…
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