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Ukraine and Moldova launch EU membership talks, but joining is likely to take years
The European Union has launched membership talks with Ukraine a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbors on the path to war.
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Ukraine’s top EU negotiator says war-torn country won’t seek ‘discount’ on entry commitments
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Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 20 people, officials say
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Dagestan, in southern Russia, has a history of violence. Why does it keep happening?
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Russia summons the American ambassador over a deadly attack that Moscow says used US-made missiles
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MORE COVERAGE OF THE WAR
Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid
Ukrainian soldiers say relentless Russian attacks on their positions defending the strategically important eastern town of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies.
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Leader of NATO member Poland visits China, talks to Xi about Ukraine, peace and trade
Polish President Andrzej Duda has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks on Ukraine, peace and bilateral trade on a visit to Beijing that brings the leader of a NATO member to a country that has backed Russia in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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‘Hamster’ crypto craze has taken Iran. It highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential election
Cab drivers and bikers at red lights in June in Tehran tap away furiously on their mobile phones, ignoring police officers. Some pedestrians do the same.
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Haas F1 team’s arbitration proceeding with former Russian sponsor Uralkali concludes
Formula One’s Haas team says that its arbitration proceeding in a Swiss court with former sponsor Uralkali has concluded.
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Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead
Russian authorities say six people died and over 150 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks while the second day of Russia’s aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person.
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3 dead in bombing of Kharkiv as Russia launches missiles on Ukrainian energy facilities
Ukraine’s president says at least three people have died in a Russian bombing attack on the second city of Kharkiv.
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Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defense.
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Navigating through darkness: Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure
Ukraine is experiencing rolling blackouts as Russia intensified strikes targeting energy infrastructure over the past three months.
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South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement vowing mutual defense with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state visit to Pyongyang.
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US will redirect air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine that other allies had on order
The White House says it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting shipments that had been planned for other allied nations.
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Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots
Russia has resumed its aerial attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil storage depots with drone strikes across the border.
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Russia obliterates Ukraine’s front-line towns faster with hacked bombs and expanded air base network
Russia is intensifying its use of cheap glide bombs to lay waste to cities in eastern Ukraine. The latest generation of the retrofitted weapons have devastated Kharkiv, Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar and Vovchansk.
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Far-right leader Bardella backpedals on taking France out of NATO strategic military command
The far-right leader angling to become France’s prime minister after the country’s upcoming parliamentary election has backtracked on the party’s previous promise to pull out of NATO’s strategic military command.
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Russia and North Korea have had a complicated relationship over the decades
President Vladimir Putin is in North Korea for a summit with its leader, Kim Jong Un, as the two nations deepen their cooperation.
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Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze
Ukraine is claiming responsibility for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region.
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NATO allies hitting their defense spending target jump from 6 to 23 as Ukraine war grinds on
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations are hitting the Western military alliance’s defense spending target this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine has raised the threat of expanding conflict in Europe.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is set to grind on as a diplomatic conference packs little punch
Russia and Ukraine are set to remain locked in battle for the foreseeable future after an international gathering billed as a first step toward peace delivered no eye-catching diplomatic breakthrough that might suggest a coming end to Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.
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UEFA wants to keep Russian flags out of stadium for Ukraine’s opening game at Euro 2024
UEFA wants to keep Russian flags out of the stadium when Ukraine plays its first European Championship game after some were displayed in the stands at other matches.
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As Ukraine’s peace summit ends, many hope Russia will join future efforts
Nearly 80 countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war.
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World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent
Dozens of world leaders have converged on a Swiss resort to discuss how to bring peace to war-ravaged Ukraine, though any hopes of a real breakthrough are muted by the absence of Russia.
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The US supports ‘a just and lasting peace’ for Ukraine, Harris tells Zelenskyy at Swiss summit
Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging America’s full support in backing Ukraine and global efforts to achieve “a just and lasting peace” in the face of Russia’s invasion.
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Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front
Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine.
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Luge officials vote to extend suspension of Russian athletes, federation
The banning of Russian sliders, coaches and others from International Luge Federation events as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue indefinitely.
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War in Ukraine will make it hard for UEFA to keep political messages out of stadiums at Euro 2024
There are UEFA rules against making political statements should be kept out of soccer stadiums. At this summer’s European Championship, that may be harder than ever to police.
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Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and to begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO.
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Greece’s prime minister tweaks his government to focus on cost of living and labor
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is tweaking his Cabinet with a focus on cost-of-living and labor policies after his center-right party’s victory in last week’s European parliamentary elections.
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Biden and Zelenskyy sign security deal as Ukraine’s leader questions how long the unity will last
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a long-term security agreement designed to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s invasion.
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G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work
The leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to set in motion a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine.
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Russia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games
Thousands of athletes in major and obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia’s exclusion from major sports events.
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Germany’s government proposes a new law to fast-track young men to join its depleted armed forces
Germany’s defense minister is proposing legislation that would help refill the depleted ranks of the armed forces to bolster the country’s defense capabilities.
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