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Ukraine prepares for Russian offensive in the east; West working to confirm reports of chemical weapons attack. Follow our live updates
Russian troops redeploying to eastern Ukraine, UK says An intelligence update on Tuesday morning from the U.K. Ministry of Defence said that Russian troops are continuing to withdraw from Belarus in order to redeploy in the eastern part of Ukraine. -Matt Clinch Russia’s war in Ukraine means there’ll be no return to normality for Europe’s […]
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U.S. State Department orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges and told U.S. citizens to reconsider […]
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Pentagon monitoring reports of possible Russian chemical weapons attack in Mariupol
Armoured vehicles of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 31, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters WASHINGTON — Defense Department press secretary John Kirby said the Pentagon was closely monitoring reports Monday evening of a possible Russian chemical weapons attack on the besieged […]
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Accused fake DHS agent may have duped other defendant along with Secret Service, lawyer says
Filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Courtesy: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia One of two men criminally charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents may himself have been duped, along with several Secret Service agents, into believing his co-defendant […]
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White House says it expects inflation to be ‘extraordinarily elevated’ in new report
White House press secretary Jen Psaki answers questions during the daily briefing on March 09, 2022 in Washington, DC. Psaki answered a range of questions related primarily to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is bracing for Tuesday’s key consumer inflation report to show that the prices […]
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Inflation is hammering the U.S. South — and voters, who will soon decide some key midterm races
Republican activists seek drivers’ attention as they work to register voters to their party at a gas station in Garden Grove, California, U.S., March 29, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Matthew Rice doesn’t have to look hard for signs of inflation in Savannah, Ga. A gallon of gas cost $2.79 a few months ago, he […]
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Russia could use phosphorus bombs in Mariupol, UK warns; Austrian leader to meet Putin. Follow our live updates
France’s Societe Generale to withdraw from Russia with sale of Rosbank stake; shares jump 5% French bank Societe Generale has announced plans to exit Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French bank Societe Generale has agreed to sell its stake in Rosbank and the Russian lender’s insurance subsidiaries to Interros Capital, an investment firm […]
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France’s Macron to face far-right rival Le Pen in presidential election runoff
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, […]
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Russia wants to rebuild troop strength with recently retired soldiers, UK MoD says. Follow our live updates
Russia seeks to rebuild troop numbers with retired soldiers, U.K.’s MoD says Russia’s military is aiming to increase its troop strength with soldiers discharged in the last decade after suffering heavy losses in its invasion of Ukraine, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said in its daily intelligence update on Twitter Sunday. “In response to mounting […]
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Ukraine demands strong global response to train station killings; EU candidacy expected within months or less. Follow our live updates
Ukraine ‘expects to be granted EU candidate status in June’, minister says Ukrainian minister Olga Stefanishyna says she expects Ukraine to be given European Union candidate country status in June. Ukraine is “ready to move fast” with its application to become an EU member, Stefanishyna, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic […]
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