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U.S. and allies issue Ukraine warning ahead of Putin-Biden summit

The U.S., the UK, France, Germany and Italy have coordinated plans to impose economic sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine.Leaders from the f

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Belarus calls on EU to solve refugee problem at border

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday met with refugees stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland and called on the European Union to resolve the

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Ethiopia tells U.S. to stop spreading false information on war

Ethiopia's government has asked the United States to stop spreading falsehoods against the country, the state minister of communication said on Thursday, after the U.S.

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Moscow says U.S. rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month

Russia's defense minister on Tuesday accused U.S. bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier this month and complained that

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U.S. envoy on Afghanistan to meet Taliban leaders in Doha next week

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan will visit Doha next week for two weeks of meetings with leaders of the Taliban, State Department spokesperson Ned Price

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Putin accuses the West of taking Russia's "red lines" too lightly

President Vladimir Putin has said the West is taking Russia's warnings not to cross its "red lines” too lightly and accused NATO of destroying all mechanisms for dialog

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Merkel: Total decoupling with China would be 'damaging' for Europe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germany and the European Union against severing all connections with China."Total decoupling wouldn't be right in my view, it

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Lukashenko, Merkel agree Belarus-EU talks on migrant crisis: state media

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed during a phone call that the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border should be

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Putin says no need to escalate Black Sea tensions with NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he had rejected a defense ministry proposal to hold snap Black Sea military drills in res

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Publishing company sues Warren for criticizing COVID-19 book

A publishing company is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), accusing her of violating the First Amendment after she criticized Amazon's algorithm for allegedly promo

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ICC to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity in Venezuela

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will formally investigate allegations of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, the court announced Wednesday.ICC Chief Prosecutor

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U.S. probe: Nuclear sub struck 'uncharted seamount' in South China Sea

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine that was severely damaged while submerged in the South China Sea last month struck an "uncharted underwater seamount," the Navy said on

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17 people killed in clash between Taliban, group of armed men in Herat

At least 17 people were killed in a clash between the Taliban fighters and a group of armed men in the western Afghan province of Heart, local media reported citing hos

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Olympic flame arrives in China for Beijing 2022

The Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games arrived in the Chinese capital on Wednesday morning from Athens, Greece.A welcome ceremony is due to be held later a

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Europe should avoid being drawn into the U.S.' cold war on China

The U.S. administration is attempting to draw Europe into its cold war policy against China, which so far the European Union, in particular, has refused to participate

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Mali summons French ambassador over Macron's 'regrettable' comments

Mali's foreign ministry summoned France's ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday over comments by President Emmanuel Macron that it said were unfriendly and disagreeable.This

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Iraq, U.S. agree to reduce combat units in Iraq

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) on Friday said that the Iraqi and U.S. military agreed to reduce combat units in two military bases in Iraq by the end of Septe