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Ukrainians hold out as Russia storms eastern city on war’s 100th day
Russian forces advanced deep into the ruined eastern factory city of Sievierodonetsk, but Ukrainian troops were still holding out there on Friday as Russia’s assault on its neighbour entered its 100t…
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[Oklahoma shooting] Gunman targeted surgeon who treated him – authorities
A gunman, who fatally shot five people including himself at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical building after buying an assault-style rifle the same day, had gone to there to kill a doctor who he blamed for …
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Accused Buffalo shooter to be arraigned on domestic terrorism, 24 other counts
The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday on 25 counts, incl…
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Gunman kills four in Oklahoma medical center, as gun horror deepens
A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the latest of a series of mass sh…
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John Hinckley, who shot former U.S President Reagan in 1981, granted full freedom
A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, unconditional release from the remaining res…
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Russian forces advance in factory city, U.S. to send precision rockets to Ukraine
Russian forces on Wednesday pressed closer to the centre of an industrial city in a drive to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said it would supply advanced rockets to Kyiv to…
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Ukraine reports at least 15,000 suspected war crimes; 200 to 300 daily
Around 15,000 suspected war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since the war began, with 200 to 300 more reported daily, Ukraine’s chief prosecutor has said. Iryna Venediktova speaking to reporter…
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Over 500 killed in Mali clashes as military junta loses grip
Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday that detailed a rapid unravel…
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Nigeria’s President Buhari seeks support in picking successor
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked state governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party to support him in choosing a successor who would stand for election in a pr…
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Russia says it’s completed testing of hypersonic Zircon cruise missile
Russia has completed testing of its hypersonic Zircon cruise missile and will deploy it before the end of the year on a new frigate of its Northern Fleet, a senior military official said on Wednesday…