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Under the threat of a nuclear strike and a long looming winter, Ukrainian spirit is holding

There are a quite shocking number of Russian corpses left in the wake of the Ukrainian blitz on their eastern front.

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6 European nations agree to step up their cross-border anti-drug cooperation

Six European countries have pledged to beef up cross-border cooperation and work more closely with Latin America in the fight against organized crime.

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Just how worried should you be about nuclear war? Biden says very.

The reflection of President Joe Biden’s sunglasses as he speaks to the press before boarding Marine One at the White House, October 6, 2022.  | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The president and the Doomsday Clock. President Joe Biden traveled to New

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Russia focuses attacks on annexed areas of Ukraine

The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region said Friday that Russian forces fired more missiles at the regional capital and also used used Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones there for the first time.

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EU summit struggles to form gas price cap plan

European Union leaders are struggling to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia’s war on Ukraine fuels an energy crisis.

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Why Disconnecting From Your Phone Is So Good for You—and How to Do It

Graham Dugoni was sick of seeing smartphones everywhere when he lived in San Francisco in 2014. So he decided to create device-free spaces for people like him: artists, educators, and anyone else who craved a digital break. The result is

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Brother of suspect in killing of kidnapped California family arrested – NBC News

Brother of suspect in killing of kidnapped California family arrested  NBC News Kidnapped California family, suspect had longstanding dispute: Sheriff  USA TODAY Two brothers arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of 4 California family members  CNN ‘We’re all shattered’: Loved ones,

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What the Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Ukrainian Human Rights Group Wants From the West

Oleksandra Matviichuk heads Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday along with Memorial, the largest human rights organization in Russia, and Ales Bialiatski, a democracy and human rights advocate in Belarus. Founded in

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Germany wants to put climate losses on agenda at UN talks

Germany’s foreign minister says her country wants the huge economic damage resulting from global warming to be discussed at this year’s United Nations climate talks.

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Why Students Joining Iran’s Protest Wave Matters

In the aftermath of Mahsa Amini’s death under Iran’s state custody, students have recently given a new energy to the weeks-long protests. They launched large demonstrations at Tehran University on Saturday and Sharif University on Sunday, according to a stream

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