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10 dead in strikes in Severodonestk in eastern Ukraine: local official

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- At least 10 people were killed in a Russian military attack in the eastern Ukrainian town…

Israel’s president heads to Turkey in bid to rebuild ties

by Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's president heads to Turkey Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

Putin nuclear threats ‘extremely dangerous’, ‘blackmail’: ICAN

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is using nuclear "blackmail" to keep the international community…

South Korea votes in tight presidential race with inequality top concern

by Cat BARTON / Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Koreans are voting Wednesday in a tightly fought…

Mandatory Hong Kong Covid testing ‘not a priority’: city leader

by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that mandatory coronavirus testing was no longer…

Chinese-linked hackers target at least six US states: Mandiant

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- At least six US states have been targeted by hackers linked to China who…

IAEA says loses contact with Chernobyl nuclear data systems

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the…

US rejects Poland offer of jets for Ukraine as not ‘tenable’

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday rejected a Polish offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets…

In nod to Russia, Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine,…

Germany calls on OPEC to increase oil output

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday issued an "urgent appeal" to OPEC oil producers to…

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