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70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on military unit

By Anadolu Agency At least 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Russian strikes on a military unit in northeastern Ukraine, a local authority confirmed on Tuesday. The fatalities were confirmed by Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Ukraine-based Kyiv Independent News reported. Also, a maternity hospital near Kyiv was hit by Russian

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Somalia, China discuss strengthening territorial integrity

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdisaid Muse Ali spoke by telephone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, discussing the strengthening of respect and protection of national sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity between the two governments. According to a statement from the Somali Ministry of Foreign

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Priti Patel refuses to waive all visa rules for Ukraine refugees

A protester holds a placard calling on Boris Johnson to let Ukrainians claim asylum. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Rajeev Syal, Jessica Elgot and Nicola Slawson Priti Patel has rejected demands to offer a full visa waiver to Ukrainians fleeing war amid growing unrest among Conservative MPs over the government’s refugee policy.

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Analysis: Ukraine war tests growing China-Russia partnership

File – Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China on Feb. 4, 2022. Three weeks ago, on the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the leaders of China and Russia declared that the friendship between their countries “has no limits.” But that

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Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions

File – Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to chair a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Putin ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces put on high alert Sunday, Feb. 27, amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) By

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Oil depot in central Ukraine reportedly hit by Russian missiles

A view shows a burning oil depot reportedly hit by shelling near the military airbase Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region, Ukraine February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin An oil depot in the Ukrainian city of Vasylkiv, near the capital, Kyiv, was reportedly hit by Russian missiles early Sunday. Footage of fires at the depot was widely

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Russian troops enter Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city of Kharkiv

Ukrainian soldiers stand next to a burnt military truck, in a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) By Associated Press Street fighting broke out in Ukraine’s second-largest city Sunday and

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Russian army ordered to attack Ukraine in all directions

A convoy of Russian military vehicles moving towards border in Donbas region By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday ordered its troops to attack Ukraine in all directions “in response to Kyiv’s refusal to negotiate.” Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said that as a result they will intensify the attacks, which began on Thursday,

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Top 10 Serving African Dictators

Credit to Photo Associated Press/Dictator Ismali Omar Gulleh has ruled over Djibouti since 1999. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, African leaders have continued to consolidate their power through constitutional changes and have constructed legal dictatorships. The new decade has brought about a series of seismic changes in the African political system. There has

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Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the nation via his smartphone in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused

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