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Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be 'null and void'
Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia's intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year.
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The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress
Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank...
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U.S. aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security
A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is...
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Sri Lanka experiences a temporary power outage after a main transmission line fails
Sri Lanka experienced an island-wide power outage for several hours Saturday after a system failure in one of the main transmission lines, the...
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A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv
City workers in Kyiv on Saturday dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander, the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian...
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Human Rights Watch hits U.S. with war-crime alert after cease-fire veto
The nonprofit organization Human Rights Watch on Friday contended the U.S. could be "complicity with war crimes" as it continues to provide weapons...
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A hospital fire near Rome kills at least 3 and causes an emergency evacuation of all patients
A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome's outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility...
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Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to
Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told...
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'Shadows of children:' For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come...
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Turkey's Erdogan accuses the West of 'barbarism' and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a speech on human rights Saturday to accuse the West of "barbarism" for its stance on the Israel-Hamas...
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Zimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove 9 opposition lawmakers from Parliament
Zimbabwe is holding special elections Saturday for nine seats in Parliament after opposition lawmakers were removed from their positions and...
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Germany's Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by...