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Ukrainian ambassador demands “Airlift 2.0” from Berlin

Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, arrives for an ecumenical prayer for peace on the occasion of the Ukraine conflict. Christophe Gateau/dpa Germany needs to provide aid to war-torn Ukraine, the country’s ambassador to Germany said as he made an

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Nuclear war? Russia’s Lavrov says: I don’t believe so

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he did not believe the conflict in Ukraine would spiral into a nuclear war but cautioned the United States and Europe that Moscow never again wanted to

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On Kyiv’s edge, a volunteer fighter braces for Putin’s blitz: ‘We will defend every centimeter of our land’

Some of the Ukrainian fighters guarding one of the highways leading into Kyiv have body armor — some don’t. They each are allotted 90 bullets a day from the militia they joined. Their weapons are assault rifles, Molotov cocktails and,

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Why Most Crypto Backers Are Excited That the Biden Administration Is Wading Into Digital Currency

A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. You can find past issues of the newsletter here. It’s been a momentous couple weeks in

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Russian economy in ‘shock’ from unprecedented economic war – Kremlin – Reuters.com

Russian economy in ‘shock’ from unprecedented economic war – Kremlin  Reuters.com UPDATE 3-Kremlin tells United States to await response to “economic war”  Yahoo Finance Live updates: Russia invades Ukraine  CNN Kremlin tells United States to await response to “economic war”  Reuters.com Kremlin: US has

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How South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol Capitalized on Anti-Feminist Backlash to Win the Presidency

The last few weeks on the campaign trail have been a blur for Jang Hye-yeong, a lawmaker in South Korea’s progressive Justice Party. But amid the flurry of train rides and stump speeches to support her party’s long-shot presidential candidate,

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Trump defends praise of Putin even as he calls Ukrainian President ‘brave’ – CNN

Trump defends praise of Putin even as he calls Ukrainian President ‘brave’  CNN Donald Trump defends calling Putin ‘smart’, hints at 2024 presidential bid  The Guardian Trump Praises Putin, Leaving Republicans in a Bind  The New York Times Trump praises ‘genius’ Putin for

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House passes $1.5T spending plan with Ukraine aid, without COVID-19 relief – New York Post

House passes $1.5T spending plan with Ukraine aid, without COVID-19 relief  New York Post Omnibus spending bill allocates $40 million for ‘democracy programs’ in Venezuela  Fox News Congress just got its secret weapon back  CNN U.S. House passes $1.5 trillion spending package, millions

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Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children’s hospital – Reuters.com

Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children’s hospital  Reuters.com Russia bombs maternity and children’s hospital in Ukraine: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News “Children buried under rubble” as Russian airstrike hits maternity hospital – BBC News  BBC News Zelensky: Russia’s children’s hospital strike

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