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Russian troops take part in tactical drills in Belarus
Dec 08, 2022 12:30Russian troops are conducting tactical exercises in neighboring Belarus, firing artillery weapons in a winter landscape, Russia has announced.
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Russia-US talks on nuclear treaty postponed, not cancelled: Russian official
Dec 08, 2022 04:58Planned talks between Russia and the US over a nuclear treaty have been postponed but not canceled, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says, as tensions continue between Washington and Moscow.
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New York Times braces for one-day strike for first time in over 40 years
Dec 08, 2022 04:34More than 1,100 journalists and other employees at The New York Times plan to stage a 24-hour strike, in what would be the first such move at the newspaper in more than four decades.
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Putin says Russia's military operation in Ukraine could take a long time
Dec 08, 2022 03:05Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the war in Ukraine could turn into a “long-term process”, adding that achieving all the objectives will take time while pointing to several major gains already won by Moscow.
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Ukraine targeting and killing civilians in Donetsk with artillery strikes
Dec 08, 2022 03:00Ukraine has a history of shelling civilians in Donetsk since 2014. Over recent days they have increased the slaughter.
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Attempts to keep out Moscow from G20 destined to fail: Russian official
Dec 08, 2022 02:46Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko says attempts to remove Russia from the Group of 20 (G20) are bound to fail.
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Poland receives first batch of South Korean weapons
Dec 07, 2022 12:24Poland has received a first batch of weapons from South Korea as it boosts its military amid Russia's special operation in Ukraine.
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Growing EU divisions see financial aid for Ukraine blocked
Dec 07, 2022 10:41EU leaders are furious with Hungary for blocking an eighteen billion euro financial aid package for Ukraine, the first tranche of which is due to be released to Kiev next month.
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China declares considerable loosening of COVID restrictions
Dec 07, 2022 09:48The Chinese government has announced a broad, nationwide loosening of strict health protocols imposed in the past years due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Democratic US Senator Warnock beats Trump-backed rival in Georgia runoff
Dec 07, 2022 09:36Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election to the US Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, expanding his party's razor-thin majority as he fought off a challenge by Republican former football star Herschel Walker.