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Hong Kong parents decry child separations during virus surge

by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and…

Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov on Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday he had cancelled a planned meeting with…

Gunman takes people hostage at Amsterdam Apple store

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- A man with a firearm walked into an Apple store in central Amsterdam late Tuesday…

Biden says US will continue to supply ‘defensive’ weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would continue to supply "defensive" weapons…

Putin says deployment of troops to Ukraine depends on ‘situation on the ground’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his decision to send troops to eastern Ukraine would depend on the situation…

NATO warns Russia readying for ‘full-scale attack’ on Ukraine

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Russian forces continue to prepare for a potential attack on Ukraine after Moscow…

Putin says Ukraine peace agreement ‘does not exist’ anymore

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Western-brokered peace agreements seeking to end a conflict in eastern Ukraine no…

UN says ‘race against time’ as new storm nears Madagascar

The UN warned Tuesday that authorities and aid workers were racing against the clock to protect people as Madagascar braces…

Germany halts controversial Russian pipeline project

by Femke COLBORNE Germany on Tuesday put on ice the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in response to Moscow's recognition…

Putin asks upper house to send Russian army to back Ukraine separatists

Russian parliament's upper house on Tuesday voted to allow President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian army outside the country…

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