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Merkel defends Russia legacy, says ‘nothing to apologize for’

by Michelle Fitzpatrick  Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her years-long policy…

Fierce battle for key Ukraine city changing ‘every hour’

by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in Donbas Street fighting raged Tuesday for control of Ukraine's flashpoint city of Severodonetsk,…

Syria intercepts Israeli missiles: state media

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli missiles south of Damascus on Monday, with no casualties reported, a…

Ukraine president says ‘outnumbered’ in strategic city Severodonetsk

by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in Donbas Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Monday…

Ukraine suffers setbacks in strategic city Severodonetsk

by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in Donbas Ukrainian troops suffered setbacks after retaking parts of flashpoint eastern city Severodonetsk…

Zelensky says ‘victory will be ours’, on day 100 of Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday his country's military would fend off the Russian invasion, in a video marking…

Myanmar villagers accuse junta troops of burning spree

Myanmar junta troops have torched hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid in the country's north, local media and residents…

Ukraine says regained ground from Russia in key eastern city

  by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in the Donbas Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- With a see-saw battle…

Global food prices fall again but wheat soars

World food prices fell slightly for the second consecutive month in May but wheat prices rose again as Russia's war…

As EU squeezes Russia, Serbia embraces old ally

by Miodrag Sovilj Agence France-Presse BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) --  While the European Union scrambles to isolate Russia and reduce energy…

War enters 100th day with Russia controlling ‘fifth of Ukraine’

by Quentin Tyberghien Agence France-Presse SOLEDAR, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine marked 100 days since Moscow's invasion on Friday with Russian…

‘Russia controls fifth of Ukraine’ as war’s 100th day looms

  by Quentin Tyberghien Russian forces hammered Ukrainian positions in the Donbas region on Thursday, as Kyiv said Moscow was…

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