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Another 52,000 Ukrainians flee war as refugees

by Nina LARSON More than 5.3 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded two months ago, the United…

Russia expels eight Japanese diplomats

Moscow said Wednesday it was expelling eight Japanese diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to expulsions by Tokyo over the conflict…

Trump testifies he feared being hit by ‘very dangerous’ fruit

Ex-president Donald Trump testified under oath that he feared protesters would pelt him with "very dangerous" fruit like pineapples, tomatoes,…

EU defies gas ‘blackmail’ as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine

by Dave CLARK with Emmanuel PEUCHOT in Kharkiv The European Union warned Russia on Wednesday it would not bend to…

Moscow trades US ex-Marine for Russian pilot in prisoner swap

Russia and the United States swapped prisoners Wednesday despite fierce tensions over Ukraine, with Moscow handing over a jailed ex-Marine…

Don’t lose focus on Syria, UN envoy tells Security Council

© UNICEF/Johnny Shahan Children walk through a neighbourhood in Zabadani, rural Damascus, in Syria. Peace and Security Although the war…

Biden to travel to South Korea and Japan in May

US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan in May, the White House announced Wednesday, paying a…

China’s Xi urges ‘all-out’ infrastructure push to boost growth

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's Xi Jinping has called for an "all-out" campaign to build infrastructure, according to state media,…

11 electrocuted during temple procession in India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 11 people including three minors were killed Wednesday after a temple chariot procession…

The detention of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: What we know

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- One of the Myanmar military's first moves during its coup last year was to arrest…

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