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Nine Ukrainians among tourists killed in fiery bus crash in Italy
Venetian mainlanders stopped in dismay Wednesday to pay respects to the 21 people, all but one foreign tourists, who were…
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US artillery shell surge during Ukraine war hinges on army bets
The Pentagon’s ambitious plan to accelerate production of the most widely used artillery shell in Ukraine depends on a series of near-simultaneous…
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Biden addresses concerns over wartime aid for Ukraine
President Joe Biden admitted Wednesday he was concerned that US political turmoil could disrupt wartime aid for Ukraine, but said he would soon…
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Fire breaks out at Rusal aluminum smelter in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region
A fire broke out at the Rusal-owned Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter early on Wednesday, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported, citing…
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The future of US aid to Ukraine may depend on the next House Speaker
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster on Tuesday could signal a shift in the US House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine, with some of his…
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UN expresses concerns over Mexico’s ‘alarming’ number of missing people
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Tuesday raised concerns over what it called an inadequate investigation of the “alarming”…
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Explainer: The next steps in the US House’s quest for a new speaker
The US House of Representatives for the first time in its history has booted its speaker out of the job,…
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North Korea slams new US strategy on weapons of mass destruction
North Korea criticized a new US strategy on countering weapons of mass destruction for describing the reclusive state as among those it…
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Kevin McCarthy ousted as leader in historic vote
A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting…
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Deployment of foreign armed forces in Haiti sparks celebrations and concerns
Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world, but the departure of armed soldiers and police…
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