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US not qualified to issue orders on arms supply in Ukraine: China
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US not qualified to issue orders on arms supply in Ukraine: China

Bristling against US’ claims, China accused the Biden administration on Monday of spreading lies and defended China’s close partnership with Russia. The remarks, by a…

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US President Joe Biden goes on high-risk five-hour visit to Ukraine as Russia holds fire
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US President Joe Biden goes on high-risk five-hour visit to Ukraine as Russia holds fire

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden undertook a hazardous five-hour visit to Kyiv on Tuesday risking further deterioration in ties with Moscow and Beijing, who’ve drawn…

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US President Joe Biden goes on high-risk five-hour visit to Ukraine as Russia holds fire
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US President Joe Biden goes on high-risk five-hour visit to Ukraine as Russia holds fire

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden undertook a hazardous five-hour visit to Kyiv on Tuesday risking further deterioration in ties with Moscow and Beijing, who’ve drawn…

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Blinken meets China's top diplomat amid balloon spat
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Blinken meets China’s top diplomat amid balloon spat

MUNICH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its “irresponsible act” of sending spy balloons into American airspace, as he held…

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Nato: Nato must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg
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Nato: Nato must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS: Nato must be prepared for a long standoff with Russia beyond the immediate crisis triggered by President Vladimir Putin‘s year-old invasion of Ukraine, alliance…

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'Existential war': Vladimir Putin steels Russia for long conflict
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‘Existential war’: Vladimir Putin steels Russia for long conflict

MOSCOW: When Russia introduced patriotism classes in primary and secondary schools last September, Tatyana Chervenko decided she was not going to peddle Kremlin “propaganda” to…

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Zelenskyy: A year into war, Ukraine's Zelenskyy defies Putin against the odds
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Zelenskyy: A year into war, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy defies Putin against the odds

KYIV: How long can he keep it going?Night after night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers rousing video addresses, rallying his troops in their fight against…

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Ukraine: Spurred by Ukraine fight, Russia's 'Women's Guard' learn to shoot
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Ukraine: Spurred by Ukraine fight, Russia’s ‘Women’s Guard’ learn to shoot

YEKATERINBURG (RUSSIA): Wielding Soviet-designed Kalashnikov rifles, a group of Russian women with elaborate manicures and clad in camouflage are drilling different firing positions, first aiming…

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Imran Khan says Gen Bajwa wanted him to condemn Russia, but he stayed 'neutral' citing India's example
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Imran Khan says Gen Bajwa wanted him to condemn Russia, but he stayed ‘neutral’ citing India’s example

LAHORE: Pakistan‘s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that former Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted him to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine,…

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Ukraine: Russia-Ukraine war: US says Putin struggles, swapping out generals
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Ukraine: Russia-Ukraine war: US says Putin struggles, swapping out generals

Russia’s military is still struggling in Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin “continues to change generals the way I swap socks,” John Kirby, spokesman for the…

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