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Russia says 50 of its soldiers return from Ukrainian captivity in deal
Russia’s defense ministry said on Sunday that Ukraine had returned 50 captured Russian soldiers after negotiations. It said the freed…
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Russia hits Kramatorsk in ‘retaliatory strike’ for Makiivka attack: Ministry
Moscow said on Sunday its army conducted a deadly “retaliatory strike” in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk to avenge…
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More than 20 killed in bus crash near Kenya-Uganda border
At least 21 people were killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi crashed…
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Big money is choking India’s free press — and its democracy
Somdeep Sen When popular Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar announced his resignation from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 319
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the unilateral ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Orthodox Christmas a failure. “They said…
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How Ghana, Africa’s rising star, ended up in economic turmoil
Doris Oduro sits at her small, almost-empty store in Odorkor, a suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra. The single mother of…
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Excitement as China opens borders to quarantine-free travel
China has lifted pandemic restrictions on foreign travel, ending quarantine requirements for inbound travellers and with it, nearly three years…
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Polls close in Benin parliamentary election
Polling stations have closed in Benin as voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election seen as a test…
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Israel revokes travel permits of senior Palestinian officials
The Palestinian foreign minister says Israel has revoked his travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the…
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Dozens killed after buses collide in central Senegal
At least 40 people have been killed and 87 injured after two buses collided near Kaffrine in central Senegal. The…
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