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US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine military package: Report
Feb 01, 2023 04:18The United States has put together a new weapons package worth more than $2 billion for delivery to Ukraine.
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Death toll from Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 90 as rescue op. continues
Jan 31, 2023 13:24The death toll from Monday’s suicide bombing that ripped through a mosque situated close to police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar has crossed 90, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the country.
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Biden says 'no' F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine
Jan 31, 2023 13:18US President Joe Biden has remarked that the United States would not give its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine despite the government there pushing Washington as hard as it can for more advanced weaponry to fight Russians.
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Poll reveals sharp decline in national pride among American youth
Jan 31, 2023 13:12A new poll reveals a sharp decline in American patriotism as only 16 percent of the country's youth are proud to be American.
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US, S Korea vow to expand war games amid tensions in Korean Peninsula
Jan 31, 2023 13:06United States and South Korea have pledged to expand the level and scale of their joint military exercises and boost nuclear deterrence planning amid a major uptick in tensions with North Korea.
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One in five Britons eat food past use-by date as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Jan 31, 2023 12:49About one in five British adults turned to eating food past its use-by date or consuming smaller portions this winter, the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority has revealed, as the cost-of-living crisis weighs heavily on people’s lives.
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British firefighters vote to stage nation-wide strikes over pay after 20 years
Jan 31, 2023 12:41British firefighters have voted for nationwide strikes across the UK in a row over pay for the first time in 20 years after an “overwhelming” ballot result.
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Three Memphis paramedics fired, 2 more officers suspended in Tyre Nichols fatal beating case
Jan 31, 2023 05:46The Memphis Fire Department said on Monday it fired two emergency medical technicians dispatched to the scene of the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols after finding that the paramedics failed to render adequate medical care to him.
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France, Australia announce deal to jointly produce artillery shells for Ukraine, despite Russia's warnings
Jan 31, 2023 03:14France and Australia have announced a joint initiative to produce 155-mm artillery shells for Ukraine amid the ex-Soviet republic's ongoing war with Russia.
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Nuclear arms control treaty with US could be in danger, Russia warns
Jan 31, 2023 02:50Russia has warned the United States that the last remaining pillar of a nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington could fall in 2026 without a replacement due to what the Kremlin labeled US efforts to inflict “strategic defeat” on Moscow in Ukraine.