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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide.…
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Opinion: Germany and France’s ‘Blind’ Russia Policy
Sylvie Kauffmann, long-time foreign correspondent and former editor of Le Monde has written a magnificently critical and penetrating book, Les Aveuglés (The Blindsided), about how Germany and France got everything wrong about Putin and Russia for the last quarter of a century. Kauffmann has benefited from a vast experience covering…
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Aydin to Al Mayadeen: Current Turkish gov. behind domestic downturn
The Vice President of Turkey's Felicity Party Birol Aydin says that the current government has led the country to a downturn, both domestically and internationally.
Turkey's Felicity Party candidate for the mayoral election in Greater Istanbul, Birol Aydin, speaks to Al Mayadeen's Ola al-Mallah in a live interview, in Istanbul, Turkey, on…
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Shohei Ohtani says he never participated in any sports gambling and accuses interpreter of
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani issued a forceful and detailed statement to reporters Monday denying he’d ever participated in any sports gambling amid the mounting scandal involving allegations his former…
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Parents file $1.5M lawsuit after Quebec teacher accused of selling students’ artwork online
A group of parents have filed a lawsuit against a Montreal-area high school art teacher and his school board after students found their classroom artwork available for purchase on the teacher's personal website last month. The parents of 10 young students at Westwood Junior High School in Saint-Lazare, Que., an off-island suburb west of…
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Suspects in Russia concert hall attack charged with terrorism | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Russian authorities have charged four suspects with terrorism over Friday's deadly attack at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow.
The Russian Investigative Committee says 137 people died in the incident in the city of Krasnogorsk. Health officials say 182 are undergoing treatment at hospitals.…
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Alleged Red Army Faction member held after 30 years – BBC News
By Damien McGuinnessBBC News, Berlin27 February 2024Image caption, Officials say Daniela Klette was part of the RAF's so-called third generation, which was active in the 1980s and 1990sAlleged Red Army Faction (RAF) fugitive Daniela Klette has been arrested by German police after more than 30 years in hiding.The 65-year-old was tracked down on…
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down; board chair and commercial airplane head replaced in
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to reporters as he departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shakeup for the embattled aerospace giant.Chairman of the board…
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Australian visa grants down 35% as new visa requirements come in
In an announcement dated March 21, the government said it will deliver on key commitments from December’s migration strategy with important new changes on March 23, including introducing higher language requirements for visas and a new ‘no further stay’ rule on visitor visas.
It said changes were needed due to “pandemic-era concessions” it…
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What happens if Trump can’t secure $464m bond in civil fraud case?
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe Republican Party’s nominee to face President Joe Biden could be facing a financial crisis on top of a mountain of legal obligations, including 88 criminal charges, with at least one criminal trial and…
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