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Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine

Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine

Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials on both sides described as a new phase of the war.
by The Associated Press

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A Ukrainian family finds solace in America but cannot escape heartbreak

A Ukrainian family finds solace in America but cannot escape heartbreak

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Eka Koliubaieva and her two daughters fled to the U.S., where a Virginia couple took them in after learning about the family's plight from a Facebook post.
by Olivia Hampton

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Global finance meeting focuses on war-driven food insecurity

Global finance meeting focuses on war-driven food insecurity

Russia and Ukraine produce roughly 14 percent of the world's wheat supply, according to the United Nations, and the war has resulted in soaring food prices and fears about food security globally.
by The Associated Press

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U.S., S. Korea urge North's return to talks after missile tests

U.S., S. Korea urge North's return to talks after missile tests

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea says Washington and Seoul have agreed on the need for a strong response to Pyongyang’s recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country.
by The Associated Press

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Speaking of genocide, Biden escalates the war of words over Ukraine

Speaking of genocide, Biden escalates the war of words over Ukraine

The concept and practice of the U.S. government deciding what to recognize as a genocide is profoundly political, both in contemporary and historical cases.
by Ron Elving

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North Korea says it tested a new tactical guided weapon

North Korea says it tested a new tactical guided weapon

North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, days after it passed its biggest state anniversary.
by The Associated Press

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Ukraine defiant as key port Mariupol teeters on brink

Ukraine defiant as key port Mariupol teeters on brink

Capturing the city would give Moscow a crucial success in Ukraine following a botched attempt to storm the capital and the loss of the Russian navy’s Black Sea flagship.
by The Associated Press

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