Russia has announced a battalion consisting of Ukrainian "volunteers." But veterans and former prisoners of war share very different accounts.
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In Pryluky’s town square, hundreds gathered around the coffins. Among them were grief-stricken classmates of the children who were killed.
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US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship 'without harming the crew', CENTCOM says.
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President Trump is arguing that Ukraine needs a new president as Volodymyr Zelenskyy refuses to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries despite the country's commitment to provide diesel fuel to the U.S. Kamal Afzali has the story.
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The WHO says the lack of a confirmed diagnosis remains a key uncertainty, with no sign of ongoing transmission.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Saudi-backed forces say 1,150 Houthis killed in operations against the Iran-aligned group over the past 24 hours.
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WorldPingVolodymyr Zelensky says the attack, which left children dead, was Russia expressing its "thanks" for a US diesel deal.
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