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Ukraine Heading for More Brutal Phase of War as Russia Regroups

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Views: 4 | (Bloomberg) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is entering a new phase, promising a more deadly time ahead for the country’s civilians and its remarkably determined army, according to Western military officials. © Photographer: SERGEY BOBOK/AFP Russian infantry mobility vehicles GAZ Tigr destroyed as a result of fight in Kharkiv, located some 50 km […]

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Rapid escalation of Ukraine crisis fuels fear of confrontation between Russia and the West

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Views: 1 Russia, careening toward economic crisis under the weight of devastating Western sanctions, has put its nuclear forces on alert as the Kremlin’s siege of Ukraine intensifies. © John R. Wright/AFP/Getty Images A U.S. airman guards an F-35 Lightning II fighter at Siauliai air base in Lithuania. The United States and its NATO partners have

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US sanctions have stopped Bangladesh killings: rights activists

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Views: 1 From Russia to North Korea to Zimbabwe, the impact of diplomatic sanctions has long been questioned. But Bangladeshi activists have no doubts: extrajudicial killings have suddenly stopped since punitive US measures were imposed two months ago, they say. © Munir uz zaman The mother of Sajedul Islam Suman says her son disappeared in 2013,

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Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty

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Views: 1 YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year’s coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign. © Reuters/Stringer . FILE PHOTO: Myanmar celebrates 76th anniversary of the founding of

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UK troops sent to help train Ukrainian army to leave country

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Views: 2 British troops helping with training in Ukraine will leave the country this weekend, the armed forces minister said as he warned that Russia could now launch an attack “at no notice”. James Heappey said the small number of UK personnel sent to train Ukrainian troops on the anti-tank missiles “will be withdrawn,” alongside

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Olympics-Beijing Games organiser reports 8 new COVID-19 cases on Feb 11

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Views: 1 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Saturday that a total of eight new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 11. © Reuters/TYRONE SIU Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics All of the cases were among those already in the “closed loop” bubble that separates all event personnel

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Blinken says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics

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Views: 5 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia could invade Ukraine during the current Beijing Winter Olympics so Americans should leave the Eastern European country immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. © Provided by Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a joint press availability at the Quad meeting of foreign

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UK tells British nationals in Ukraine not to expect military evacuation

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Views: 1 LONDON (Reuters) -British nationals who choose to stay in Ukraine should not expect a military evacuation if conflict with Russia breaks out, junior defence minister James Heappey told Sky News on Saturday. © Reuters/OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO Ukrainian service members guard the area near the line of separation in the Donetsk Region“British nationals should leave Ukraine

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Viktor Orbán invites Trump to Hungary to boost re-election campaign

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Views: 1 Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán is hoping Donald Trump will travel to Budapest in the coming weeks to boost his reelection campaign. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/APA thinktank linked to the Orbán government, the Centre for Fundamental Rights, has issued an invitation to Trump, a government source told The Guardian.

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US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears

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Views: 0 By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.   U.S. officials say the State Department plans to announce early Saturday that all American staff at the Kyiv

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