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Outrage as UK politician says West provoked Ukraine war
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Outrage as UK politician says West provoked Ukraine war

LONDON: Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In…

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NATO head sees 'strong message' on Ukraine's membership bid at summit
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NATO head sees ‘strong message’ on Ukraine’s membership bid at summit

VILNIUS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine would get a “positive and strong message” on its path to membership on Tuesday, as leaders of…

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Zelenskyy hails 'brave' Ukraine on 500th day of war
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Zelenskyy hails ‘brave’ Ukraine on 500th day of war

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed “brave” Ukraine on the 500th day of Russia’s invasion on Saturday, as the war’s toll mounted with eight deaths reported…

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Ukraine says Russian troops advancing in 'fierce fighting'
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Ukraine says Russian troops advancing in ‘fierce fighting’

KYIV: Russian troops are advancing in four areas of the front line in eastern Ukraine amid “fierce fighting”, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said on Sunday….

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Ukraine’s deadly new missile was created to hit Saddam Hussein in his bathtub
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Ukraine’s deadly new missile was created to hit Saddam Hussein in his bathtub

NEW DELHI: Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has been smashing Russian military targets using an ultra-precise cruise missile built by the British that was…

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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won't press charges for mutiny
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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of…

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'City in ruins': Ukrainian troops recount bitter Bakhmut fight
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‘City in ruins’: Ukrainian troops recount bitter Bakhmut fight

DRUZHKIVKA, UKRAINE: The screeching artillery shells crashing down from Russian positions in the embattled and rubble-strewn city of Bakhmut in east Ukraine shake 20-year-old sapper…

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Strikes, power cuts across Ukraine as Bakhmut holds out
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Strikes, power cuts across Ukraine as Bakhmut holds out

KYIV, UKRAINE: Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure were reported across Ukraine on Thursday, as fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut raged on.For…

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Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on
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Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on

KYIV: Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new…

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British-Indian schoolboy travels to Poland with stationery for war-hit Ukrainians
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British-Indian schoolboy travels to Poland with stationery for war-hit Ukrainians

LONDON: A 10-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy and award-winning fundraiser has travelled to Poland with his parents to hand over books and other stationery products collected in…

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