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Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine with Joe Biden, seeks to boost post-Brexit UK
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Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine with Joe Biden, seeks to boost post-Brexit UK

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opened talks Thursday with US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the Ukraine war and Nato’s future…

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Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
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Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting

WASHINGTON: The war in Ukraine was top of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda Wednesday as he started a two-day trip to Washington carrying the message…

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China trade with Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine war
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China trade with Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine war

BEIJING: China’s total trade with Russia in May soared to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, official data showed Wednesday,…

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Towns submerged, villages evacuated as dam breach floods southern Ukraine
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Towns submerged, villages evacuated as dam breach floods southern Ukraine

KHERSON, UKRAINE: Hundreds of people were evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine’s Dnipro river on Tuesday after water burst through the breached…

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Nato chief says Russia cannot block Ukraine's membership
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Nato chief says Russia cannot block Ukraine’s membership

BRATISLAVA: Russia does not have a veto on Ukraine’s eventual membership of the Western defence alliance Nato, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.“All allies…

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China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea
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China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea

BEIJING: China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said…

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China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea
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China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea

BEIJING: China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said…

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Russia says US-built F-16s could 'accommodate' nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine
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Russia says US-built F-16s could ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that US-built F-16 fighter jets can ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons and warned that supplying Kyiv with them will…

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Ukraine President Zelenskyy 'ready' for offensive but fears major casualties
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for offensive but fears major casualties

KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine is ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia but fears large casualties due to Moscow’s superior air power, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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Ukraine says downed all missiles, drones in new attacks
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Ukraine says downed all missiles, drones in new attacks

KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine said Friday it destroyed all 15 missiles and 21 drones from a new wave of overnight attacks that left two people wounded…

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