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Russia says Ukraine launched far-ranging drone attacks on final day of Russia’s presidential vote
Russia says Ukraine has launched a new wave of attacks as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for another six years.
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Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest
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Russia says Ukrainian shelling killed 2 in a border city while it thwarted an incursion
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Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule
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Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
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Russian missiles kill at least 16 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine’s Odesa
A Russian missile attack blasted homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, followed by a second missile that targeted first responders who arrived at the scene.
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UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
U.N.-backed human rights experts say they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war crimes.
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Takeaways into AP investigation into Russian system to force its passports on occupied Ukraine
Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship.
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Russia forces Ukrainians in occupied territories to take its passports – and fight in its army
Russia has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship.
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Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not needed now
French President Emmanuel Macron is warning Western powers not to show any weakness to Russia as he reiterates his position that sending Western troops into Ukraine should not be ruled out.
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Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin
Russian officials say Ukraine has fired at least eight missiles at the Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12.
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US military chief tours arms plants with GOP lawmakers to show that Ukraine aid boosts jobs at home
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown is visiting U.S. weapon factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas to address concerns over billions of dollars being sent to Ukraine and other allies when there are so many needs at home.
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Denmark plans to expand military draft to women for the first time and extend service terms
Denmark’s government wants to increase the number of Danes doing military service by making conscription mandatory for women and by increasing the time of service to 11 months for both genders.
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Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened
President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened.
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Romania’s president announces his bid to become the NATO military alliance’s next leader
Romania’s president says he will enter the race to become the next leader of the 32-nation NATO military alliance, emphasizing his country’s proximity to Ukraine and the threat from Russia.
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Vatican diplomats seek to defuse outrage over Pope Francis’ Ukraine ‘white flag’ comments
The Vatican secretary of state is trying to defuse outrage over Pope Francis’ latest diplomatic foray.
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Russia says it killed 234 fighters while thwarting an incursion from Ukraine
Russian officials say Ukrainian long-range drones have smashed into two oil facilities deep inside Russia.
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Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP
Poland’s president is calling on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their gross domestic product.
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Ukraine’s first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings
Ukraine awoke to another day of war with Russia but also a bit of good news. A journalist had won the country’s first Oscar for a harrowing documentary on the first days of the war.
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Sweden’s flag is raised at NATO headquarters to cement its place as the 32nd member of the alliance
Sweden’s national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters to cement the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member.
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On Russian TV ahead of the election, there’s only one program: Putin’s
Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power almost 25 years ago and since then he’s eliminated nearly all independent media — a process he ramped up after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia
The loss of the city of Avdiivka last month marked the end of a long, exhausting defense for the Ukrainian military.
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
A harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol” has won the best documentary Oscar.
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Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and its allies
Ukrainian and allied officials have criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
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Pope Francis: Ukraine should have the courage of the ‘white flag’ and negotiate an end of the war with Russia
Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine, facing possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and not be ashamed to sit at the same table to carry out peace talks.
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2 killed including a 16-year-old in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities say two people including a teenage boy have been killed in Russian artillery attacks.
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A lonely radio nerd. A poet. Vladimir Putin’s crackdown sweeps up ordinary Russians
A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham radio. A poet assaulted by police after he recited a poem objecting to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Serbia revokes an expulsion order for a Russian woman after a public outcry
A pro-democracy Russian group in Serbia says authorities have revoked an expulsion order for a Russian woman who signed an open letter denouncing the invasion of Ukraine.
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Turkey’s Erdogan offers to host a peace summit with Russia during a visit from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to hold a peace summit between Russia and Ukraine.
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India says some of its citizens have been duped into working for the Russian army
Indian authorities say they are in talks with Russia’s government about the return of Indian citizens who were duped into working for the Russian army.
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China trumpets rising car exports to Russia as its envoy holds talks in Ukraine
The divide between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine was on display this week. As a Chinese envoy crisscrossed Europe for talks on ending the war, the Chinese foreign minister trumpeted the export of Chinese cars to Russia and Russian natural gas to China.
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With dissent stifled, some Russians help political prisoners by writing them letters of support
Russians who are too fearful to protest in the streets are finding an outlet for their activism by writing letters to political prisoners.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment.
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Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds few Americans want the U.S. to take a more active role in solving the world’s problems.
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A timeline of restrictive laws that authorities have used to crack down on dissent in Putin’s Russia
Russian authorities have adopted a slew of laws restricting fundamental human rights, including freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the rights of minorities and religious groups.
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