Tag: russia ukraine war
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Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality
Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
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The UK economic outlook is bleak, think tanks warn, with tough choices for the next government
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Leading British economic think tanks are warning that whoever wins the country’s general election this year will face some very tough choices on tax and spending if they want to make sure the public finances don’t deteriorate further
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It’s not just what Biden will say in State of the Union address, but how
President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who question whether he’s up to the job and to warn that GOP front-runner Donald Trump would be a dangerous alternative
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China accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations
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China’s foreign minister is accusing the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and he has criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists
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Britain’s Conservative government announces tax cuts it hopes can lift its ailing election fortunes
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British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt is seeking to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with a series of tax cuts that he hopes can turn the political tide ahead of a general election this year
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UN watchdog’s head in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire
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The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief is visiting Russia amid concern about a Ukrainian nuclear power plant caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after
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Egypt floats its currency and agrees with the IMF to increase a bailout loan to $8 billion
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Egypt has floated its currency and announced a deal with the International Monetary Fund to increase its bailout loan to $8 billion
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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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Russian missile hits close to Zelenskyy, Greek prime minister
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A deadly Russian missile strike hit Odesa close to the location that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were visiting in the southern Ukrainian port city on Wednesday. “These people don’t care, they have either gone insane or they don’t control what their terroristic army is doing,” Zelenskyy said about the…
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A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister
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The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday