U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. She insisted on Saturday that “justice must be served” to the …
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2/18/23
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A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran’s theocractic government says it has moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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2/18/23
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest …
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2/18/23
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Finland’s defense minister says his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbor's accession is held up by the Turkish government. Mikko Savola told The Associated Press …
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By KARL RITTER
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2/18/23
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When the earthquake hit Adiyaman, in southern Turkey, Taha Erdem was buried under tons of debris. Believing he was about to die, he filmed what he thought was his final message to family and friends …
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By ROBERT BADENDIECK and MUCAHIT CEYLAN
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2/18/23
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South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday didn’t immediately say what type of missile was launched or …
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2/18/23
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Viktoria Kovalenko saw the death of her husband Petro and 12-year-old daughter Veronika last March when the car they were in was hit by a shell in northern Ukraine. Kovalenko survived, along with her …
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By SYLVIA HUI
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2/18/23
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Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the diplomatic consequences of the war still reverberate worldwide. The fighting has reshaped global alliances, renewed old anxieties and breathed new life …
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By DAVID RISING
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2/18/23
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India has welcomed 12 cheetahs from South Africa that will join eight others it received from Namibia last year as part of an ambitious drive to reintroduce the big cats in the country after 70 …
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2/18/23
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Police in Bulgaria have discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants who suffocated to death. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was …
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2/17/23
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A public commission says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and …
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By ROB GILLIES
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2/17/23
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Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, leaving 30 dead, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy. Freddy has gained …
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WANJOHI KABUKURU
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2/17/23
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A North Sea storm has led to dozens of cancellations of train and ferry connections in northern Denmark and southern Norway, with the Danish Meteorological Institute saying some gusts could be …
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2/17/23
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The Turkish disaster management agency has updated the death toll from the powerful earthquake in Turkey to 38,044, raising the overall number of fatalities in both Turkey and Syria to 41,732. The …
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By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER
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2/17/23
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At a cemetery in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, photographs affixed to headstones are almost imperceptible. Exposed to rain, sun and frost since the war began nearly a year ago, the graveside portraits’ …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and EMILIO MORENATTI
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2/17/23
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Nearly a year has passed since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion sent millions of people fleeing across Ukraine’s border into neighboring countries. It is the largest movement of refugees in Europe since …
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By VANESSA GERA
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2/17/23
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s gas processing firm plans to sell 4% of its shares to local investors in the latest initial public offering to be made by a state-run energy company in the …
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2/17/23
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A trial looking into bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun. The former head of advertising company ADK, Shinichi Uneo, is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen, or $110,000, …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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2/17/23
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Japan’s space agency has aborted the launch of the first of its new flagship series H3 rockets, which was carrying an observation satellite also fitted with an experimental infrared sensor that …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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2/16/23
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will deploy Navy vessels to Haiti to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence in upcoming weeks. Trudeau made the announcement Thursday …
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By DÁNICA COTO and ROB GILLIES
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2/16/23
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