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Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnipro battle
Nov 17, 2023 11:54Russia's defense ministry says Ukrainian forces have suffered significant losses in the battle on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
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Intl. body seeks prosecution of Canada officials for complicity in Israeli war crimes
Nov 17, 2023 07:48An international advocacy group intends to seek prosecution of senior Canadian government officials for complicity in the Israeli regime's war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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Norway parliament adopts resolution to recognize Palestinian state
Nov 17, 2023 05:39Norway’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the government to be ready to recognize an “independent” Palestinian state.
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UK police misconduct led to more murders by serial killer: Probe
Nov 17, 2023 04:23The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in England and Wales says five Metropolitan Police officers and three former members of law-enforcement are being investigated for gross misconduct over the handling of a probe into serial killer Stephen Port.
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Russia loads nuclear-capable ICBM into launch silo: Ministry
Nov 17, 2023 04:07Russia has loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo, the defense ministry says, two weeks after Moscow quit a global pact banning nuclear weapons tests.
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Iran, Russia discuss latest developments in region
Nov 16, 2023 11:38Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov have conferred on the latest developments in the region.
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US ignores Israeli ‘war crimes’ for domestic policy concerns, says former official
Nov 16, 2023 11:33A former senior US State Department staffer has admitted that domestic policy concerns are leading US officials willfully to ignore Israeli “war crimes” and to suppress the opposition to arming the regime.
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'Peaceful' pro-Palestinian protesters face US Capitol police outside DNC headquarters
Nov 16, 2023 09:38US Capitol police officers have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, DC, as demonstrators say their call for a ceasefire in Gaza was "nonviolent".
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Biden hails ‘most productive’ talks with China’s Xi yet many critical issues not tackled
Nov 16, 2023 09:37US President Joe Biden has hailed the “most constructive and productive” talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on curbing illicit fentanyl and restoring military communications, although the pair did not tackle many critical issues lingering unresolved between Washington and Beijing.
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UNSC calls for Gaza 'humanitarian pauses'; Palestinian envoy says resolution failed to condemn Israel
Nov 16, 2023 07:36The United Nations Security Council has called for "extended humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip, breaking its silence after 40 days of an unrelenting genocidal war by the Israeli regime.