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U.S. Expected to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace – The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Expected to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace  The Wall Street Journal Biden to announce ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace  CNN U.S. officials fear Putin’s government may arrest Americans in Russia  NBC News Biden banning Russia from US airspace because

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As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did malware. Then Microsoft entered the war – The Seattle Times

As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did malware. Then Microsoft entered the war  The Seattle Times Online Cyberattacks in Russia, Ukraine Show Digital and Physical Future of War  Bloomberg Microsoft says cyberattacks targeting Ukraine ‘raise serious concerns’ under Geneva Convention  CNN Fearful

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They Called Ukraine Home. But They Faced Violence and Racism When They Tried to Flee

For Grace Kass, Ukraine was home. Sure, it could be unwelcoming for a Black woman, and she would never get used to its bitterly cold winters, but it’s where she had lived for the past seven years. The 24-year-old, from

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Cultural backlash intensifies against Russia over invasion of Ukraine

The Cannes Film Festival says no Russian delegations would be welcome at this year’s festival, and the Venice festival announced free screenings of a film about the 2014 conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.

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Cultural backlash intensifies against Russia over invasion of Ukraine

The Cannes Film Festival says no Russian delegations would be welcome at this year’s festival, and the Venice festival announced free screenings of a film about the 2014 conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.

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Russian forces pound Ukraine’s cities as the resistance holds the line in Kyiv

Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine Tuesday as the war raged for a sixth day. Kharkiv, in the northeast, was particularly hard-hit and the port city of Mariupol in the southeast appeared surrounded. Nevertheless, the Pentagon says a drive by

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Russia Faces War Crime Accusations as Civilian Casualties Grow

As the Russian military has suffered unexpected setbacks in its war on Ukraine, the invading forces have increasingly hit civilian sites with airstrikes. On the sixth day of the Russian assault, at least five people were killed in the capital

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WATCH: What to expect from Biden’s first State of the Union address

Ahead of the President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, PBS NewsHour’s Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis discusses how the president will speak to those issues in a series of conversations with the NewsHour’s William Brangham, Lisa Desjardins and

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UK Ambassador Karen Pierce on the international efforts aimed at deterring Russia

Like the United States, the United Kingdom has ruled out sending troops to fight in Ukraine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that stance Tuesday as he called for Western nations to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine. Karen Pierce, the United

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Biden delivers his State of the Union address with the ‘world on edge’

More than a year in office, as President Biden delivers his first official State of the Union address Tuesday, he is facing an array of challenges, including pandemic recovery, record inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his domestic agenda stalled

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