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'No reason' to change US nuclear alert level amid Putin's threat: Psaki

As the U.S. and other Western nations considered how to address Russian aggression, the Pentagon and White House said Monday the U.S. saw no need to change the its nucl

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France announces 300m euros in aid for Ukraine

France will send aid of 300 million euros ($337.56 million) to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.The announcement of the funding came in a letter f

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Oil tops $105, European gas prices soar after Russia attacks Ukraine

Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia's attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disrupti

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China urges all parties to exercise restraint over Ukraine crisis

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on all parties involved in the Ukraine issue to exercise restraint and reiterated Beijing's stance on safeguarding the sovereignty a

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Libyan interim PM promises legislative elections by end of June

Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah reaffirmed Monday that he will only cede power to an elected government and announced a plan for legislative elections

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Oil prices jump on fresh warnings over the Ukraine tensions

Oil prices gained more than $1 in early trade on Monday on rising jitters over potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the U.S. and the EU reiterating that

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Canadian police clash with protesters after weeks of demonstrations

Canadian police officers clashed with protestors on Saturday in the capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Demonstrators and protesting truckers continue to occupy downtown Ottaw

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Biden, Scholz discuss NATO reinforcements if Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the Russia-Ukraine tensions in a phone call Wednesday and exchanged views about "diplomacy, deterre

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Biden threatens sanctions against Russia over Ukraine situation

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States is still pursuing a diplomatic solution to the current standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine. He

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Humanitarian crisis feared in Madagascar following Cyclone Batsirai

Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday, leaving behind 20 people dead, 55,000 others homeless. The storm also devastated the drought-hit island's agricultu

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Macron discusses Ukraine with Biden ahead of Russia trip

French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine crisis with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, bo

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Japanese fighter jet disappears from radar, rescue underway

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F15 fighter jet disappeared from the radar after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on M

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Tonga volcano: New Zealand sends aircraft to assess damages

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion aircraft left Base Auckland on Monday morning for tsunami-hit Tonga to assist in an initial impact assessment of the area and low-ly

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Chinese Mission to UN slams anti-China forces fabricating lies on Xinjiang

China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to a virtual event organized by a handful of anti-China elements on the so-called "Uyghur Tribunal's Judgemen

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China, Sri Lanka promise to boost ties, carrying forward spirit of Rubber-Rice Pact

Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sri Lankan leaders pledged on Sunday in Colombo to further develop bilateral relations, carrying forwa

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At least 19 people killed in New York City major fire

At least 19 people, including nine children, lost their lives in a major fire in a Bronx apartment in New York City on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams confirmed."We've lost 19

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Kazakhstan declares emergencies in cities hit by unrest

Kazakhstan's president imposed states of emergency in the largest city Almaty and an oil-rich western region Wednesday after unprecedented protests that began over a regional energy price hike engulf