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Biden visits Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’

President Joe Biden, center, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, as they pose with Olena Zelenska, left, spouse of President Zelenskyy, at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on

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Ethiopia and Somalia have already received 110,000 tons of grain as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program

By Ukrainian Shipping Magazine “Thanks to the joint efforts of Ukraine, partner countries and WFP, it was possible to deliver 110,000 tons of grain to Ethiopia and Somalia. On February 15, the MV Valsimitis vessel began loading 25,000 tons of grain for Kenya in Chornomorsk. A decision was also made to send cargo to Yemen,

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Ukraine war expected to cost Germany 160 billion euros by year-end

The main deck of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) “Neptune” is seen during the official commissioning of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal “Deutsche Ostsee” at the harbour in Lubmin, Germany, January 14, 2023. Photographer John Macdougall By Reuters The Ukraine war will have cost the German economy around 160 billion euros ($171

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US’ Blinken meets China’s top diplomat in Munich

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The meeting marked the first face-to-face between senior officials of the two countries following the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon by the US. “Just met with the PRC’s

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North Korea fires missile as US, S. Korea prepare for drills

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content

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Senior Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit as row escalates

African heads of state pose for a group photo together with Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations during the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters A senior Israeli diplomat

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Ghanaian footballer Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey quake, agent says

Soccer Football – Christian Atsu during his stint with Newcastle United, Photographrer Scott Heppell/Reuters By Reuters Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent said. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet told

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Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh poses the greatest danger to the security and stability of the Horn of Africa

File Photo/Somali Times President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti is the biggest threat to the Horn of Africa’s security and stability at this moment. Regional leaders must closely monitor activities of dictator Guelleh. The president Guelleh is a corrupt, ruthless, brutal business maniac without any moral scruples. It is well known Ismail Omar Guelleh was

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UK embassy guard in Berlin gets prison for spying for Russia

This undated photo issued by the Metropolitan Police on Tuesday Feb. 14, 2023, shows David Ballantyne Smith, during his meeting with a undercover security service member. A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was sentenced Friday Feb. 17, 2023 to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at “maximum

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Over 38,000 dead from powerful twin earthquakes in southern Turkey

By Anadolu Agency At least 38,044 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster agency said early Friday. The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes were centered in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 other provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazig and Sanliurfa. More

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