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Russians push toward Kyiv, keep up siege of other cities
Lviv (Ukraine): Russian forces appeared to make progress from the northeast in their slow fight toward Ukraine’s capital, while tanks and artillery pounded places already under siege with shelling so heavy that…
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China locks down city amid worst COVID outbreak in two years
Beijing: China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly…
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UN council to meet on Russian claim of US labs in Ukraine
United Nations: The UN Security Council will meet on Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims are “the military biological activities of the US on the territory of Ukraine.” The…
- Middle East
IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief
Beirut: The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the…
- Middle East
Drone attack on oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital
Riyadh: An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, was attacked by drone, causing a small fire that did not cause injuries or affect supplies, the energy ministry said Friday. The statement…
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No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks
Aantalay: Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said…
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3 hospitals hit as Russian forces intensify siege of cities
Mariupol (Ukraine): An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege…
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Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt
Mariupol: A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal…
- Middle East
Iran vows revenge for death of officers in Israeli Syria strike
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital. The foreign ministry’s website quoted ministry spokesman…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite: Report
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a second satellite into space, state media reported Monday, just as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified…
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Israeli troops demolish homes of Palestinian attackers
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it has demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last year. The residences of…
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As Iran talks near end, UN nuclear watchdog chief in Tehran
Tehran: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog met Saturday with Iranian officials as talks in Vienna over Tehran’s tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be reaching their end.…
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Satellite photos show Iran had another failed space launch
Tehran: Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket while attempting to reinvigorate a program criticized by the West, even as Tehran faces last-minute negotiations with world powers to save…
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Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 7 of Russian assault
Moscow: As Day 7 of the Russia-Ukraine conflict dawned, Russia continued its attacks on crowded Ukrainian cities and a lengthy convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles advanced slowly toward the capital…
- Middle East
Israel high court suspends Palestinians’ evictions for now
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood could remain in their homes for the time being. The…
