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Blinken announces $150 million in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group
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Blinken announces $150 million in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group

DUBAI: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the U.S. would provide nearly USD 150 million in aid for areas in Syria and Iraq…

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Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
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Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine

KHERSON: Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine…

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Explainer: What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - and what happened?
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Explainer: What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened?

A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the…

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Ukraine says 150 tonnes of engine oil in river after dam attack
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Ukraine says 150 tonnes of engine oil in river after dam attack

KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday said 150 tonnes of engine oil had spilled into the Dnipro River after an attack on the Kakhovka dam and warned…

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Ukraine: Major Ukraine dam 'partially destroyed', villages evacuated: Key points
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Ukraine: Major Ukraine dam ‘partially destroyed’, villages evacuated: Key points

Ukraine on Tuesday accused the Russian forces of blowing up a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that is Russia-controlled, alerting residents further…

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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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Ukrainian father pulls daughter's body, wounded wife from apartment destroyed in Russian airstrike
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Ukrainian father pulls daughter’s body, wounded wife from apartment destroyed in Russian airstrike

KYIV: A Ukrainian man, with the help of rescuers, pulled out the body of his two-year-old daughter from the rubble of their apartment destroyed in…

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Ukrainian president says at least 500 children killed by war
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Ukrainian president says at least 500 children killed by war

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia’s war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children.Zelenskyy provided the number…

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Macron to award top US general France's highest honours
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Macron to award top US general France’s highest honours

PARIS: United States Joint Chiefs chairman General Mark Milley will receive France’s highest medal of honour on Friday for his role in coordinating support for…

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Macron to award top US general France's highest honours
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Macron to award top US general France’s highest honours

PARIS: United States Joint Chiefs chairman General Mark Milley will receive France’s highest medal of honour on Friday for his role in coordinating support for…

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