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Italy launches rescue for hundreds of refugees on boats
The Italian coastguard has launched multiple rescue operations to save hundreds of refugees packed aboard boats off the Calabria region,…
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Ukraine says Bakhmut battle grinding down Russia’s best units
Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia’s best…
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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months, according to Iranian…
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Russian proxy court jails three Ukrainian soldiers
Kremlin-installed courts in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine have sentenced three Ukrainian servicemen, including a human rights activist, to lengthy jail…
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Erdogan officially calls Turkish elections for May 14
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially set Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14, a month ahead of schedule, signing…
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Russia’s Lavrov says conversation with Blinken on sidelines of G20 was ‘constructive’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that a conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the…
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Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua release NZ hostage video calling for UN mediation
A New Zealand pilot being held hostage by separatists in Indonesia’s Papua region has appeared in videos calling for the…
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Ukraine detains two over destruction of world’s largest plane
Ukraine’s SBU security service said Friday it has detained two former aerospace officials over the destruction of the world’s largest…
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IAEA board backs Grossi’s appointment to second four-year term
The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board of governors on Friday backed the reappointment of Argentina’s Rafael Grossi to a second…
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China’s Xi says better use of defense resources needed ‘to win wars’
China needs to improve its use of defense resources such as technology, supply chain and national reserves “to strengthen its…
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