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Separatist rhetoric, ‘false-flag operation’ fears stoke Ukraine tensions
World
February 20, 2022
Separatist rhetoric, ‘false-flag operation’ fears stoke Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they had uncovered a plan by Kyiv to seize territory…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar
World
February 20, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed…
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
Middle East
February 20, 2022
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday…
Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’
World
February 19, 2022
Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’
MUNICH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it will face “unprecedented” financial penalties if it…
Lithuania says ‘critically important’ to strengthen Baltic states with US troops
World
February 19, 2022
Lithuania says ‘critically important’ to strengthen Baltic states with US troops
VILNIUS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s president called for boosting the security of the Baltic states with US troops, after…
Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A senior European Union official said on Friday that a U.S.-Iranian deal to revive Iran’s…
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained several British citizens and an American, including a former freelance television journalist…
Ukraine rebels order troop mobilization amid invasion fears
World
February 19, 2022
Ukraine rebels order troop mobilization amid invasion fears
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday, a move that comes…
Russian embassy responds to US and NATO statements about situation in Ukraine
Egypt
February 18, 2022
Russian embassy responds to US and NATO statements about situation in Ukraine
The Russian embassy in Cairo issued a statement in response to the US and NATO statements about allegations of the…
Migrants sew their mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to U.S. border
World
February 16, 2022
Migrants sew their mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to U.S. border
TAPACHULA, Mexico, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico’s southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday…