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Image for Russia tightens grip on Ukrainian factory city, decries U.S. rocket suppliesTop Stories

Russia Tightens Grip on Ukrainian Factory City, Decries U.S. Rocket Supplies

Image for French diplomats strike over reforms, cost cutsTop Stories

French Diplomats Strike Over Reforms, Cost Cuts

Image for U.S. and others seek ILO China mission to probe alleged Xinjiang abusesTop Stories

U.S. And Others Seek Ilo China Mission to Probe Alleged Xinjiang Abuses

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Turkey’s Erdogan Halts Talks With Greece as Tensions Flare Again

Image for NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says

NATO’s Support for Ukraine Is Unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez Says

Date: May 30, 2022

MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives in the country his forces invaded on Feb. 24, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. The war in Ukraine and the applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defensive alliance that it has triggered...

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Ukraine War Hits Africa’s Most Vulnerable as Aid Costs Spike

Date: May 30, 2022

By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara. But when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, global supply chains buckled and the cost...

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Ukraine and Russia: What You Need to Know Right Now

Date: May 27, 2022

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on it end its “senseless war”, adding his country would remain independent, the only question was at what price. FIGHTING * The military situation in eastern Ukraine is even worse than people say it is and...

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WHO Condemns Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine in Rare Vote, Rejects Moscow’s Counter-Proposal

Date: May 26, 2022

By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on Thursday condemning the regional health emergency triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rejected a rival resolution from Moscow that made no mention of its own role in the crisis. The original proposal https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA75/A75_ACONF6-en.pdf, brought by...

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Ukraine Health Emergency Sparks Rival Resolutions at WHO Assembly

Date: May 26, 2022

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A proposal to condemn the regional health emergency triggered by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine will come before a World Health Organization (WHO) assembly on Thursday, prompting a rival resolution from Moscow that makes no mention of its own role in the crisis. The , backed by the...

Image for Analysis-As N.Korea gears up for potential nuclear test, missiles get little domestic fanfare

Analysis-As N.Korea Gears up for Potential Nuclear Test, Missiles Get Little Domestic Fanfare

Date: May 26, 2022

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave – perhaps to avoid overshadowing a potential nuclear test, analysts say. North Korea launched three missiles on Wednesday, including its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the HS-17, prompting live-fire drills...