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Russia faces new raft of sanctions; Boris Johnson calls on Russians to ‘find the truth’
Hungary’s government summons Ukraine ambassador over ‘insults’ Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s ambassador for what it said was insults from Kyiv over Hungary’s position on the Russian invasion. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto demanded that Ukrainian leaders “stop their insults directed at Hungary and acknowledge the will of the Hungarian people,” referencing President […]
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Ivanka Trump ends 8 hours of testimony to House committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Ivanka Trump testified for around eight hours Tuesday to the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that began after her father, former President Donald Trump, spent weeks falsely claiming he was being deprived of a second White House term because of widespread ballot fraud. Ivanka’s testimony, which was conducted via a remote […]
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World’s biggest darknet marketplace, Russia-linked Hydra Market, seized and shut down, DOJ says
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to the press at the Justice Department after all three defendants were found guilty of federal hate crimes for murder of a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbrey in Washington, DC, U.S., February 22, 2022. Nicholas Kamm | Reuters Hydra Market, which was considered to be the world’s largest and […]
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Zelenskyy calls for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 27, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes in a Tuesday speech […]
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Ukraine warns of more atrocities in towns near Kyiv; Zelenskyy to address UN. Follow our live updates
Red Cross workers released after being held during attempt to evacuate people from Mariupol Residential buildings that were damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 3, 2022. Pavel Klimov | Reuters A team of humanitarian workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross has been released […]
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Supreme Court pick Jackson’s confirmation likely after she clears key Senate hurdle, gains more GOP support from Romney, Murkowski
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to cruise to Supreme Court confirmation after she cleared a key Senate hurdle and gained the support of two more Republican senators on Monday. Senators voted 53-47 Monday afternoon to move Jackson’s nomination out of the Judiciary Committee and onto the full Senate floor, clearing the path for a […]
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How Walmart thwarted $4 million in elder gift card scams
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology developed by Walmart helped the retail giant identify and freeze nearly $4 million in gift cards that had been bought by thousands of primarily elderly victims at the direction of con artists who […]
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Biden calls to put Putin on trial for war crimes over Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin in Moscow, Russia March 2, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters President Joe Biden said Monday that evidence needs to be gathered to put Russian leader Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes related […]
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Ukraine accuses Russia of civilian massacre; world reacts to images of Bucha. Follow our live updates
Russia requests UN Security Council meeting over ‘Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha’ “In light of the Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha, Russia has requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in the second half of the day on Monday, April 4,” Dmitry Polyanskiy (above) said via Telegram, according to state news agency TASS. […]
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Missiles slam into port city of Odesa; Zelenskyy says Russians aim to seize east and south Ukraine. Follow our live updates
Missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa Refugees from war regions of Ukraine gather near the Odesa volunteer center for clothing and other assistance on April 2, 2022. Vladimir Shtanko | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A series of explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s strategically important port city of Odesa, with the city […]
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