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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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White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans to leave for an on-air role at MSNBC
U.S. White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 20, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, is planning to leave the White House to take an on-air role at MSNBC, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on […]
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CIA Director William Burns tests positive for Covid after meeting with Biden, but is not considered a close contact
CIA Director Bill Burns testifies next to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 27, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON – CIA Director William Burns tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the intelligence agency said. Burns, who […]
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Biden’s 2023 budget would hike taxes on the ultra-rich and corporations, boost defense and police spending
US President Joe Biden, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R), speaks during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s 2023 federal budget, released Monday, proposes tax hikes on […]
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Biden brings more troops and sanctions to NATO amid rising fears of Russian chemical warfare
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a NATO summit, at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2021. Stephanie Lecocq | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden landed in Brussels on Wednesday for urgent meetings this week with members of NATO, the G-7 and the European […]
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Up to 40,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded, captured or MIA in Ukraine, NATO estimates
A damaged military vehicle as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON – NATO estimates that up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, injured, captured or gone missing […]
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Russia says Biden’s ‘war criminal’ claim has put relations ‘on the verge of rupture’
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2022. Alexander Vilf | Reuters The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Monday in Moscow to formally protest President Joe Biden’s […]
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis raise over $34 million for Ukraine aid
Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis attend the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium on April 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Jayne Kamin-oncea | Getty Images Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised more than $34 million in donations for humanitarian aid to Ukraine and temporary […]
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China says Xi and Biden’s two-hour call focused on the need for peace in Ukraine
A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a nearly two-hour phone call on Friday morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Russia’s invasion […]
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