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US defense chief insists Russia won’t use nukes in Ukraine
Oct 02, 2022 05:08US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has insisted that Russia will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine despite threats to do so if attacked, noting that Washington sees no evidence suggesting such moves.
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US Army misses recruiting goal
Oct 02, 2022 05:00The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, officials confirmed Friday, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs market to find young people willing and fit to enlist.
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Afghan women chant 'stop Hazara genocide' after Kabul bombing
Oct 02, 2022 04:12Women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community have held a protest following a suicide bombing that took place in an educational center and martyred more than 35 people Friday.
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British protesters rally against rising inflation, cost of living
Oct 02, 2022 04:07Thousands of people across the UK have held rallies to protest against the rising cost of living and inflation.
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UK facing worst rail disruption in decades as strikes resume
Oct 02, 2022 03:58Britain’s railway workers have kicked off a 24-hour strike, the biggest in decades, as walkouts resume following the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
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Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian town of Lyman: Moscow
Oct 01, 2022 14:16Russia says its forces have left a key town in eastern Ukraine to avoid being surrounded by the Ukrainian army, and moved to “more advantageous frontiers.”
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Nicaragua cuts ties with Netherlands, bars US envoy over meddling
Oct 01, 2022 14:16Nicaragua has severed diplomatic ties with the Netherlands over “repeated meddling” by the Dutch government shortly after denying entry to the new US ambassador for his “interfering” attitude.
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, marking fourth in a week
Oct 01, 2022 09:46North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, the fourth such launch in a week as amid political tensions around the Korean peninsula.
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Russia: Medvedev says Ukraine’s NATO bid begs pushing ahead WWIII
Oct 01, 2022 08:41Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has slammed Ukraine’s renewed bid to promptly join the US-led NATO military alliance as an effort that would only “hasten the start of World War III.”
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Burkina Faso's military officers remove leader Damiba
Oct 01, 2022 08:38Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, in what marks the second coup in the West African country this year.