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UK shows Ukraine solidarity with sunflower display
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to show Britain’s solidarity with Ukraine by saying it with flowers on Tuesday. The outgoing
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Ukraine fears stepped-up attacks around national holiday
KYIV, Ukraine — The sense of dread deepened Tuesday in Ukraine because of warnings that Russia may try to spoil the country’s Independence Day holiday
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Bolsonaro welcomes emperor’s heart for Brazil bicentennial
SAO PAULO — The embalmed heart of the emperor who declared Brazil’s independence returned to the South American nation Tuesday for
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Colombia’s police suspend forceful eradication of coca crops
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia has suspended forced eradication of coca fields and will focus on intercepting cocaine shipments while providing farmers
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Danish adoptees call for S. Korea to probe adoption issues
SEOUL, South Korea — Dozens of South Koreans adopted by Danish parents decades ago have formally demanded the South Korean government
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Liz Cheney on stopping Trump, Pence testifying on Jan. 6: ‘This Week’ exclusive
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, once a rising star in the Republican Party and considered a potential speaker of the House,
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Serbia warns it will protect Kosovo Serbs if NATO doesn’t
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president called on NATO on Sunday to “do their job” in Kosovo or he says Serbia itself
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US, S. Korea open biggest drills in years amid North threats
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they
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Wargaming a North Korean attack
South Korea and the US are holding their largest joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula in years to practise
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Ukraine war: Russia appeals for new recruits for war effort
The town of Volosovo, near St Petersburg, is booming. Not the economy – it’s the loudspeakers. Like many towns in
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Can a sleepy Japanese town become Asia’s Silicon Valley?
Always seen as Japan’s backwater, Tokushima is not where you would expect to see the opening of a special new
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Portugal wildfires: State of alert begins amid third heatwave
Mobile phones in Portugal have been sent a text warning of the extreme risk of wildfires as the country braces
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In pictures: Drought in Europe exposes sunken ships, lost villages and ominous ‘hunger stones’
Europe has been suffering weeks of drought, with persistent heatwaves leading to evacuations and deaths. Rivers and lakes have dried,
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Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast
The daughter of a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya
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377A: Singapore to end ban on gay sex
Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. The
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Imran Khan: Pakistan police open investigation into former PM
Pakistan’s police have said the country’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is under investigation. He is accused of making threats
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Ukraine war: Allies seek more security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Britain, France, Germany and the US have stressed the need to ensure the safety of nuclear installations threatened by the
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Ukraine’s Crimean fightback having ‘psychological impact’ on Russia
Ukrainian strikes on Crimea are having major psychological and operational effects on Moscow’s forces, Western officials have told journalists. Explosions
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Ukraine war: Russia must leave Zaporizhzhia power plant – UN chief says
Military activity around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex in southern Ukraine must end, and inspectors should be given access to
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Robot boat maps Pacific underwater volcano
A robot boat, controlled from the UK, has returned from an initial survey of the underwater Tongan volcano that erupted
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