Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Bakhmut: Kyiv
Russian forces are destroying buildings and positions in besieged Bakhmut as they pound Ukrainian positions, Ukraine's ground forces commander says.
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Trump charged with 34 counts in hush money scheme
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Zelenskiy visits Poland as allies step up military aid
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Ardern exits politics with climate rallying call
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Finland joins NATO, Russia threatens ‘countermeasures’
Finland has officially joined the NATO alliance in a historic realignment of Europe's post-Cold War landscape triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Trump returns to New York to face historic charges
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Russia accuses Ukraine of blowing up war blogger
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Ukraine battles in Bakhmut, Finland to join NATO
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Arrest over Russia cafe blast that killed war blogger
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Ukraine mocks Russia’s claim to have captured Bakhmut
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Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment
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Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg bomb
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Ukraine children in temporary care only: Russia
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Russia’s isolation grows as war enters 400th day
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