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Zelenskyy: Ukrainian special military units in Kherson

Published on Fri, 11/11/2022 - 12:00am

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president said Friday that special military units have entered the city of Kherson.

Russia says troops are beginning to withdraw from key Ukrainian city

Published on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 12:00am
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said its troops began pulling out of a strategic Ukrainian city on Thursday amid growing signs it was following through on a retreat that would mark a turning point in the grinding war.

Russia says it’s withdrawing from key city in Ukraine

Published on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 12:00am
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military announced Wednesday that it’s withdrawing from Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson and nearby areas, in what would be another humiliating setback for Moscow’s forces in the 8-month-old war.

Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia – on Ukraine’s terms

Published on Tue, 11/08/2022 - 12:00am
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power — while sticking to Kyiv’s demands.

Qatar’s promise of ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts

Published on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 12-year runup to hosting the 2022 men’s World Cup soccer tournament, Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree with few recent parallels.

Backup power used at Ukraine nuclear site to fend off crisis

Published on Thu, 11/03/2022 - 12:00am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was relying on emergency diesel generators to run its safety systems Thursday after external power from the Ukrainian electric grid was again cut off, Ukrainian and U.N. officials reported.

N Korea fires 23 missiles, prompting air raid alert

Published on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:00am

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, at least one of them in its direction and landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area.

Russia reinforces military, expands Kherson evacuations

Published on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 12:00am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia reinforced its fighting force Tuesday with an annual fall draft of 120,000 men, and doubled the number of civilians it’s trying to evacuate in anticipation of a major Ukrainian push to recapture the strategically vital southern port city of Kherson.

Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency

Published on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 12:00am
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics.

Russia’s hope for Ukraine win revealed in battle for Bakhmut

Published on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 12:00am

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Russian soldiers pummeling a city in eastern Ukraine with artillery are slowly edging closer in their attempt to seize Bakhmut, which has remained in Ukrainian hands during the eight-month war despite Moscow’s goal of capturing the entire Donbas region bordering Russia.

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