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Ukraine war: As Moscow and Kyiv brace for a pitched battle in Kherson, Putin backs evacuation of civilians

Russian President Vladimir Putin has upheld the evacuation of civilians from the conflict-hit region of southern Kherson, a region he…

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Power blackouts across Ukraine amid Russian shelling 

Ukraine’s state electricity operator on Saturday announced regular scheduled blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in…

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French far-right party elects new leader to replace Le Pen

An ambitious 27-year-old is vying against a longtime heavyweight in France’s main far-right party to replace Marine Le Pen as…

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Swiss woman ‘seriously injured’ after being run over thrice own car

A woman was left with serious injuries in Switzerland after being run over her own car three times, The Guardian…

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For Ghana’s only openly transgender musician, ‘Every day is dangerous’

When Maxine Angel Opoku was still an upstart musician, relatively unknown and struggling to stand out in Ghana’s competitive music…

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Frustrating and often fruitless: The search for missing Russian soldiers

During the six days she spent flipping through pictures of dead soldiers at Russia’s main military morgue for the Ukraine…

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15 killed in Russia cafe blaze after flare gun discharged

A fire in a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed 15 people and injured five others on Saturday,…

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‘We’re afraid’: Town that inspired debunked voter fraud film braces for election day

It was a jumpy, 20-second video clip that touched off a firestorm: During a local primary election two years ago,…

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Russia sends ill-trained draftees into combat amid losses, analysts say

Written Andrew E. Kramer Russia is funnelling newly drafted conscripts with little training to the front line in Ukraine’s east,…

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UK PM Rishi Sunak plans to rebuild trust lost during Liz Truss’s tenure, says report

Rishi Sunak said the UK budget this month will help the Conservative Party regain some of the trust that was…

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