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Putin says Russia will emerge stronger, sanctions will rebound on West

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow, Russia March 10, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS By Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions imposed against Russia would rebound against the West, including in the form of higher food and energy prices, and Moscow would

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Harris thanks Poland for helping 1 million Ukraine refugees

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, listens to US Vice President Kamala Harris, during a meeting, in Warsaw, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Harris is on three-day trip to Poland and Romania for talks on Ukraine. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday praised the

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UK says Chelsea can keep playing after Abramovich sanction, sale halted

A security officer patrols at Stamford Bridge, the stadium for Chelsea Football Club, after Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said he would sell Chelsea, 19 years after buying it, in London, Britain March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Reuters Britain’s government said on Thursday it would enable soccer club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it

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China-Taiwan war would end in ‘miserable victory’ -Taiwan minister

Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng sits beside Director-General of National Security Bureau Chen Ming-tong at the parliament, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang By Reuters No matter who wins in any future war between Taiwan and China, it will be a “miserable victory”, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng

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United Nations calls for handover of security to Somali forces

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to members of the media outside the Security Council chamber, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has advised the Security Council to maintain the current African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia until the end of the year, according to a letter

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Will China attack Taiwan after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

A Photograph appear on the Internet Following Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, there were widespread concerns that China would take similar military action against Taiwan, although China claimed that Taiwan was not Ukraine. China is serious about bringing the island of Taiwan back to mainland China. Chinese fighter jets regularly enter Taiwan’s airspace, conducting patrols

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Pentagon says Poland’s jet offer for Ukraine ‘not tenable’

File – Two Polish Air Force Russian made Mig 29’s fly above and below two Polish Air Force U.S. made F-16’s fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2011. In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a “desperate” plea to the

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Philippine authorities seize largest drug haul this year

In this undated photo provided by the New Zealand Police, some of the 613 kg. (1,351 lb.) of methamphetamine that it seized sits on display in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand police said Wednesday, March 2, 2022, they had seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in

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UK says it will back Poland if decides to send jets to Ukraine

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace greets the crew onboard Danish frigate Niels Juel in Copenhagen, Denmark March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen By Reuters British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday Britain would support Poland if it decided to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, but warned that doing so might have direct consequences for Poland.

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Russia becomes most sanctioned country in world

By Anadolu Agency Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine, according to recent data. Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database

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