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Statement from President Biden on Ukraine Independence Day – The White House

Statement from President Biden on Ukraine Independence Day  The White House

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Whistle blows in Germany for world’s first hydrogen train fleet

Germany on Wednesday will inaugurate a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a “world first” and a major step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges. A fleet of 14 trains provided by French industrial giant Alstom to

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Many question whether Seoul’s promised reforms will stop basement apartment drownings

South Korea’s capital, Seoul, had pledged to shut down unregulated basement apartments, where a number of people died in floods following the worst rains in 80 years.

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How Daria Dugina’s death impacts security for Putin allies in Russia

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Marlene Laruelle of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University about Alexander Dugin’s influence in Russia and beyond.

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‘We live in a more dangerous world’: NATO chief says members must spend more on defence

NATO countries need to spend more on defence as “we live in a more dangerous world” and the alliance continues to support Ukraine against the “brutal aggression of Russia”, the organisation’s head has told Sky News.

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Europe has stood firmly with Ukraine since the war began – but that could change quickly

The ripples of war spread fast. Over the course of the past six months, those ripples have travelled from Ukraine and affected politics around the world – but no more so than in Europe.

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How Putin used internet censorship and fake news to push the Ukraine war agenda

Russia’s failure to secure a quick victory against Ukraine forced Vladimir Putin to adapt.

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Cost of living crisis dominates UK leadership campaign

With double-digit inflation and an economy teetering on the brink of recession, the cost-of-living crisis has dominated the race for Downing Street. But the two candidates vying to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative party leader and UK prime minister have

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For Russian re-enactors, battle with West is more than history

Surrounded by dozens of men in chainmail and helmets playing dead in a field, an impersonator of mediaeval Russian prince Alexander Nevsky raises his sword and roars. “This land is Russian, always has been, and always will be!” It was

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