George W. Bush condemns ‘unjustified invasion of Iraq’
Former US President George W. Bush inadvertently condemned the “invasion of Iraq”; while blasting Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a slip-up which he blamed on h...
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Helsinki comments on hosting NATO bases or nukes
Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland said her nation’s accession to NATO would not involve an obligation to host NATO military bases or nuclear weapons. Ne...
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Half of Russia’s gas buyers agree to pay in rubles – Novak
RUBLES: Approximately half of Russia’s 54 gas importers have opened ruble accounts with Gazprombank in compliance with Moscow’s newly introduced payment rules, Deputy Pri...
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Hundreds more surrender in Mariupol – Russia
MARIUPOL: An additional 771 Ukrainian combatants have surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol over the past 24 hours, the Russian Def...
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Turkey will eventually relent on Finland and Sweden joining NATO, says former Finnish PM
Finland’s former prime minister is confident that Turkey’s opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO will be diplomatically “sorted out.” “I’m su...
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New U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv dur...
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U.S. reopens embassy in Kyiv after closing it for three months
The U.S. reopened its embassy in Kyiv after closing it for three months before and during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “When we suspended operations...
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Russian soldier admits killing unarmed Ukrainian in first war crimes trial
A district court in Kyiv has begun its first war crimes trial involving a Russian soldier who was a part of Russia’s invading forces. Vadim Shishimar...
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U.S. best positioned to deal with global economic uncertainty triggered by Russia’s war, says Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the war in Ukraine has triggered higher food and energy prices around the world, and described the globe’s economic out...
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Almost half of Biden’s subscribers on Twitter are bots
Almost half of President Joe Biden’s 22.3 million Twitter followers are fake. The findings were reported by Newsweek on Tuesday, citing analysis by S...
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