Mariupol, of which Moscow said it had taken almost full control, following almost two months of bloody fighting.After failing to overcome Ukrainian resistance in the north, the Russian military has refocused its ground offensive on Donbas, while launching long-distance strikes at targets elsewhere, including the capital, Kyiv.Eighteen people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in shelling in the past four days in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU membership, official says “This is nothing but deliberate terror: mortars, artillery against ordinary residential quarters, against ordinary civilians,” he said late on Sunday.Russia denies targeting civilians and has rejected what Ukraine says is evidence of atrocities as staged to undermine peace talks.

It calls its action a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine and eradicate what it calls dangerous nationalists.The West and Kyiv accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of unprovoked aggression.Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said troops in the pulverized port of Mariupol were still fighting on Sunday, despite a Russian demand to surrender by dawn.“The city still has not fallen,” he told ABC’s “This Week” program, adding that Ukrainian soldiers continued to control some parts of the southeastern city.On Saturday, Russia said it had control of urban areas, with some Ukrainian fighters remaining in the Azovstal steelworks overlooking the Sea of Azov.

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Border authorities seize counterfeit designer clothes worth more than $2M

CBP seized more than $2 million worth of counterfeit designer clothes. (Credit: CBP) NORFOLK, Va. - U.S.

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Puppy born with upside-down paws as shelter seeks donations for surgery

Mila is a 7-week-old pug born with upside-down paws. (Credit: Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary) LUTHER, Okla. - A 7-week-old pug named Mila is tugging at the heartstrings of animal lovers after she was born with upside-down paws.Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary posted pictures of the puppy on its Facebook page.According to the rescue non-profit, Mila was born with bilateral luxated elbows, as a result of ligaments not developing properly.

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Spike in Camden County COVID-19 cases could lead to another indoor mask mandate

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Camden County’s Health Department is considering asking county leadership to reimpose an indoor mask mandate as the B-2 variant of COVID-19 is on the rise. County Health Official Dr. Paschal Nwako says a mask mandate is "something that the health department is thinking about recommending a few days from now," as the case count has tripled in the last two weeks with weekly averages now at 178 positive tests.Dr.

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2 juveniles trapped in sand on New Jersey beach, police say

TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Authorities say two juveniles were trapped in the sand on a New Jersey beach when the hole they were digging caved in.The Toms River Police Department said emergency responders were called to the beach entrance near Seaview Road on the barrier island around 4 p.m. According to police, the young beachgoers were digging in the sand when the hole collapsed around them. The condition of the children remains unknown.AdvertisementVideo from the scene shows emergency responders surrounding a backhoe that worked quickly to remove sand.

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California church shooting: Murder among 10 charges against suspected gunman

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. - Prosecutors in Orange County announced charges Tuesday against the suspected gunman in a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, killing one and wounding five others.The suspect was identified by OC sheriff’s officials as 68-year-old David Chou of Las Vegas. He has been charged with one felony count of murder, five felony counts of premeditated attempted murder, four felony counts of possession of an explosive device, and felony enhancements of lying in wait and personal discharge of a firearm causing death.

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Weather Authority: 75 and sunny Wednesday leads into an even warmer rest of the week

PHILADELPHIA - A sunny and breezy Tuesday with temperatures in the upper 70s will lead us into even warmer temperatures throughout the rest of the week. The wind will die down overnight, leaving temperatures in the 50s. Wednesday will be sunny and temperatures will be in the mid 70s, but leading into the weekend, we can expect summer-like temperatures. The sun will stay out for most of this week with some expected morning showers on Thursday. Philadelphia can expect to reach record heat with temperatures in the mid 90s on Saturday, which will bring some scattered storms on Sunday. WEDNESDAY: Sunny, some clouds. High: 75, Low: 55THURSDAY: Chance of showers.

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The coronavirus infection rate has gone up in one area of Greater Manchester. The weekly rates have fallen in the other nine boroughs, the latest figures show.

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Here's what a Navy ship looks like 20 years after being sunk as a Florida Keys diving reef

Divers swim near the bow of the retired Naval Landing Ship Dock Spiegel Grove Sunday, May 15, 2022, off Key Largo, Fla. (Handout photo: Frazier Nivens/Florida Keys News Bureau) KEY LARGO, Fla. - The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is being celebrated Tuesday in Key Largo.The 510-foot-long (155-meter-long) Spiegel Grove earned international notoriety when it sank prematurely May 17, 2002, and landed with its upside-down bow protruding above the ocean’s surface about 6 miles (10 kilometers) off Key Largo.

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Farmers concerned about food supply amid rising diesel prices

PILESGROVE, N.J. - The price of fuel could soon be affecting more than just our wallets. The price of diesel has skyrocketed so much that farmers are concerned about how they are going to harvest and import various foods and goods.

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Dog reunited with owners 3 months after going missing following crash

A dog who was missing for months after he and his owners were involved in a rollover crash is now home safe. (Arizona Department of Public Safety)PHOENIX - A dog who was missing for months after he and his owners were involved in a rollover crash is now home safe.The Arizona Department of Public Safety says Bubba and his owners were involved in a single-car rollover crash on U.S.

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"Another level of evil": Scammers targeting parents desperate to find baby formula

PHILADELPHIA - As the national baby formula shortage continues, officials say parents desperate to feed their children have fallen victim to formula scams. FOX 29's Kelly Rule spoke with a New Jersey mother who said she connected with a woman on Facebook who offered to ship five containers from Iowa for $135. Kelsey Oczaowski, the mother of a 5-month-old, said she sent the money but a tracking label and the formula never came. She later received a message from someone else who told her the woman was running a scam. "It’s honestly like another level of evil that somebody would think it’s OK to steal money, but ultimately they are potentially harming these babies," Oczaowski said.She isn't the only person who has fallen victim of formula scams.

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Estrogen treatment linked to reduced COVID-19 mortality

Women who received prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis had reduced mortality, according to a new study in Family Practice. The findings, coupled with data on sex differences between male and female COVID-19 severity, suggests estrogen may have protective role against the virus.

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FDA OKs Pfizer boosters in kids; WHO weighs in on second boosters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today gave the thumbs-up to the emergency use of Pfizer COVID-19 boosters in kids ages 5 through 11, as the country's cases and hospitalizations show more signs of rises.

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Machine-learning models created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research team can identify, with high accuracy, patients likely to have long COVID, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Digital Health.Long COVID causes a wide variety of symptoms such as shortness of

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Canada moves to ban sanctioned Russian nationals from entering country

Russian nationals sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine from entering the country.Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the move on Tuesday, 82 days after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine, leading to a bloody and prolonged conflict.Over the course of the conflict, the Canadian government has joined western allies in sanctioning more than 1,000 individuals from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine alleged to be “responsible” in some manner for the Kremlin’s aggression. Canada sanctions more than 200 loyal to Russia in Ukraine’s east The government’s representative in the Senate, Sen.

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Printing error affects mailed ballots in Pennsylvania county

(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - An error by a company that prints ballots for several Pennsylvania counties made thousands of mail-in ballots unreadable Tuesday as voters were deciding hotly contested primaries for governor and U.S. Senate in one of the nation's most important battleground states.Officials in Lancaster County, the state's sixth most populous, said the problem involved at least 21,000 mailed ballots, only a third of which were scanning properly.

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Alaska Airlines passenger dies during flight

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Alaska Horizon Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alaska Airlines has confirmed an unidentified passenger recently died during a flight. "A guest passed away during our flight from Seattle to Nashville on Monday," a company said in a statement to FOX Television Stations.

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AAA predicts 39.2M Americans will travel for Memorial Day

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 19: Passengers make their way through American Airlines Terminal Four at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Airports and airlines dropped their mask requirements after a Florida fe ORLANDO, Fla. - AAA predicts 39.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the Memorial Day weekend, otherwise known as the unofficial start of summer.The agency said its estimate is an 8.3% increase compared to 2021, with the latest numbers closely aligning with those from 2017. Air travel continues to rebound, increasing 25% over the last year, according to the agency.

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Trained scent dogs detect airline travelers with COVID-19

"Sniffer dogs" may be able to use their highly developed sense of smell to single out people infected with COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms, according to a triple-blind randomized validation trial and real-life observations published yesterday in BMJ Global Health.

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UFO hearing: Pentagon shows declassified photos and video, clip of unexplainable floating object

U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S.

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Music promoters “shocked at the inability” of US government, have “no choice” but to sue over rejected COVID relief

COVID-19 relief program for shuttered music venues, The US Small Business Administration is facing more than 60 lawsuits from business owners.With litigation pending and venues still dealing with show cancellations, health risks, and revenue loss due to the ongoing pandemic, NME spoke to concert promoters, the SBA, and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) about issues with the program’s aid rollout.The $16.25billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was signed into law in December of 2020 and applications for the funding opened in April of 2021. The funds were to be dispersed to independent venues, promoters, talent agencies, movie theatres and other cultural centres who could prove they lost 90 per cent of their revenue due to the pandemic.Venue owners who have taken their cases to court, however, said that although they met eligibility requirements their requests for aid were denied by the agency without explanation.

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Top Gun: Maverick pilots Glen Powell, Danny Ramirez and Jay Ellis join forces for Men's Health

Complex flight sequences, the Covid-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts may have presented some obstacles in the wake of Top Gun: Maverick's initial June 2019 release date.And almost three years on, with the anticipated sequel to the 1986 original a mere ten days away from hitting cinemas, starsGlen Powell, Danny Ramirez and Jay Ellis have joined forces for a photoshoot with Men's Health.It was an arms and abs spectacular, as the trio, who are new pilots in the forthcoming film, showed off their honed physiques in a series of runway shots - although not the catwalk kind. From cockpit to cover! Top Gun: Maverick pilots Glen Powell (above), Danny Ramirez and Jay Ellis have joined forces during a photoshoot for Men's HealthWhile Glen, 33, lifted his T-shirt to flash a glimpse of his six-pack, both Danny, 29, and Jay, 40, showed off their impressive biceps whilst donning tank tops and cargo trousers.

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Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.Copping and Hinshaw will provide “an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health” at 3:30 p.m.The news conference will be streamed live in this story post.Last week, Copping and Hinshaw said had been a slight drop in hospitalizations when looking at the numbers from May 3 and May 9.

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Man, 27, dies after he was shot multiple times in Frankford, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after police say he was shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood late Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred just before 11:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of Margaret Street. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was shot twice in the head, and several more times throughout the body, authorities say.

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Husband charged with wife's possible 'mercy killing' in Burlington County, officials say

Dan Mook, 84 PHILADELPHIA - An 84-year-old man is being charged with murder in the death of his wife.Dan Mook is accused of stabbing his 82-year-old wife to death, then turning the knife on himself. Officials say police found the suspect with multiple self-inflicted cuts and stab wounds at an assisted living facility in Burlington County on Sunday. He survived the stabbing and is said to be in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital.His wife, Sharon Mook, was found dead in their bedroom.

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Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID-19

vocally expressing his criticism of the coronavirus vaccine, Eric Clapton has contracted COVID-19.Announced via his Facebook page, Clapton’s team revealed he is “suffering from COVID,” testing positive “shortly after” playing at Royal Albert Hall. “He has been told by his medical advisors that if we were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery,” the statement read.

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College student delivers baby hours before graduation, receives diploma at hospital

Jada Sayles is pictured receiving her diploma at a hospital on May 15, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Credit: Dillard University/Adria Kimbrough, Esq.

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COVID-19: Montreal health director to leave job after coroner’s report into Herron deaths

CHSLD Herron as a fatal wave of COVID-19 swept through the long-term care home, is stepping down this summer.McVey will not seek another term as CEO of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal after her current mandate comes to an end in July.The health authority, which oversees the western portion of Montreal, confirmed the move in a statement issued Tuesday.McVey’s decision comes one day after a damning report from a Quebec coroner into dozens of pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes across the province.Coroner Géhane Kamel’s report looked at the 47 deaths during the spring of 2020 at the Herron, a private care home in Dorval. Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care Kamel found that staff at the Herron was obviously unprepared for the pandemic, adding there were not enough nurses.

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Eric Clapton postpones two European shows after testing positive for COVID-19

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

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Biden taps Bridget Brink as ambassador to Ukraine as US promises more aid

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speak with reporters after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on April 25, 2022, in Poland near the Ukr American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is committed to winning his country's fight against Russia and that the United States will help him achieve that goal."He has the mindset that they want to win, and we have the mindset that we want to help them win," Austin told reporters in Poland, the day after the three-hour face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine.Austin said that the nature of the fight in Ukraine had changed now that Russia has pulled away from the wooded northern regions to focus on the eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Because the nature of the fight has evolved, so have Ukraine's military needs, and Zelenskyy is now focused on more tanks, artillery and other munitions."The first step in winning is believing that you can win," Austin said.

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Ed Sheeran releases music video filmed in Ukraine days before Russian invasion

days before Russia invaded the country.He released the video for his track 2step, which features rapper Lil Baby, Friday on his YouTube channel.The video starts with a message from Sheeran. "It was my first time visiting the country and I felt so welcomed during my stay there," he posted. "Ukraine is a proud and resilient country, and I’m grateful to have had the chance to film my video there."RELATED: Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; US officials to visitSheeran said he stands with Ukraine and will donate his record royalties from the YouTube stream of the music video to the DEC’s [The Disasters Emergency Committee] Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing the West for more powerful weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S.

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Blinken, Austin to visit Ukraine Sunday, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a press conference with Denmark's and Spain's Prime Ministers in Kyiv on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images) Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Ukraine to discuss arms support, President Zelenskyy announced Saturday.During a rare press conference, Zelenskyy said the top U.S.

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Russia’s economy has avoided collapse so far, but trouble is looming. Here’s why

Russia’s economy has averted a devastating collapse so far despite unprecedented sanctions sparked by the war in Ukraine, allowing Vladimir Putin to rally his people against the West and in support of his invasion.Yet experts — and even top Russian officials — say trouble is right around the corner. Reserves that have propped up the economy to this point are starting to run out, and Moscow’s mayor is warning of mass job losses.

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Satellite photos show possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east

Satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows an area in a Ukrainian town located just over 12 miles west of Mariupol on March 19, 2022. Credit: Maxar Technologies via Storyful KYIV, Ukraine - Satellite photos of what appeared to be rows upon rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol brought the horrors of the war increasingly into focus, as Russia pounded away Friday at Ukrainian holdouts in the city’s steel mill and other targets in a drive to seize the country’s industrial east."Every day they drop several bombs on Azovstal," Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol's mayor, said of the besieged steelworks.

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'Bloated' Vladimir Putin sparks health fears as he's seen gripping table for 'support'

Vladimir Putin looking "astonishingly weakened" has triggered fresh speculation about the Russian President's health.The Russia-Ukraine war appears to have taken a toll on Putin since he first ordered troops to invade the neighbouring nation on February 24. In the televised meeting on Thursday (April 21) a "bloated" Putin is sitting at a desk and discussing the ongoing invasion of Ukraine with his defence minister Sergei Shoigu.The pair are discussing the "liberation" of the heavily-bombed Ukrainian city of Mariupol and Putin looks very unwell.He grips the corner of the desk throughout the entire meeting and appears to be slightly slumped in his chair.Putin also seems to unintentionally grimace in between sentences as if he might be in physical discomfort or even pain.There have been longstanding theories about Putin's health woes, including one that he is suffering from thyroid cancer and has all the symptoms.

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Ukraine scoffs at Putin’s Mariupol victory claim: ‘They suffered huge losses there’

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the strategic city of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to risk more losses by storming the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground.Russian troops have besieged the southeastern port city since the early days of the conflict and largely reduced it to ruins. Top officials have repeatedly claimed it was about to fall, but Ukrainian forces have stubbornly held on in the face of overwhelming odds.

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Biden set to announce new military aid to help Ukraine fight Russian invasion

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to announce plans to send additional military aid to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian invasion, according to a U.S. official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Biden will deliver a Thursday morning address at the White House detailing his plans to build on the roughly $2.6 billion in military assistance the administration has already approved for Ukraine.The new package is expected to be similar in size to the $800 million package Biden announced last week.

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Putin tries to claim Mariupol victory but won't storm Ukraine holdout

KYIV, Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground.Russian troops have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized it — and top officials have repeatedly indicated it was about to fall, but Ukrainian forces stubbornly held on. In recent weeks, they holed up in a sprawling steel plant, and Russian forces pounded the industrial site and repeatedly issued ultimatums ordering the defenders to surrender.Putin said that, for now, he would not risk sending troops into the warren of tunnels under the giant Azovstal plant, instead preferring to isolate the holdouts who have captivated the world’s attention "so that not even a fly comes through." His defense minster said the plant was blocked off, while giving yet another prediction that the site could be taken in days.Putin's order may mean that Russian officials are hoping they can wait for the defenders to surrender after running out of food or ammunition.

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Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin says has ‘no analogs in the world’

Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow’s enemies something to think about.

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Why Ukraine’s Donbas region matters so much to Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine’s Donbas region belongs to Russia, as his forces escalate their offensive to seize control. Jeff Semple explains the history of the long-contested region; and why claiming it is so important to Putin.

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Canada imposes additional sanctions on 14 Russian associates, including Putin’s daughters: Trudeau

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada has placed additional sanctions on 14 “close associates of the Russian regime,” including President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, as well as several Russian oligarchs and their families.

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Canada imposes sanctions on Putin’s daughters, 12 other Russian associates

Canada has announced it will be placing additional sanctions on Russia, targetting 14 “close associates of the Russian regime,” including Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters.

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Ukraine has completed questionnaire for EU membership, official says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered his country’s answers to a questionnaire required for a membership in the European Union (EU) on Monday.

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Russia’s large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun, officials say

Russia has begun its anticipated large-scale offensive operation in the eastern Donbass region of Ukraine, officials said Monday, marking a new phase in the nearly two-month-long war.

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The world after covid is in need of food not weapons

The shocking image came in from Tallinn. Dozens of women had gathered outside the Russian embassy in the capital of Estonia to protest the sexual violence and rape inflicted on Ukrainian women. Covering their faces with black masks, the women were clad just in shirts. This is a poignant reflection of the brutal times that we are living in. The dark shadow of war is stretching further. This is why speculation is rife in Finland once again. Citizens are being asked to acquaint themselves with techniques of modern warfare. Apart from this, the government has issued orders to put together rations, petroleum products and essential medicines for a period of three to 10 months.

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Zelenskyy says world should prepare for Russia to use nuclear weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on Saturday that the world should prepare in a “number of ways” for the possibility Russia might use nuclear weapons, though he did not give evidence for such an assertion.

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Ukrainians defy Russian ultimatum to surrender in Mariupol

Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to Russian forces Sunday after seven weeks under siege, in what would give Moscow a crucial success following its failure to storm the Ukrainian capital and the sinking of its Black Sea flagship.The Russian military estimated that 2,500 Ukrainian fighters were holding out at a hulking steel plant with a warren of underground passageways in the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol.Moscow set a midday deadline for their surrender, saying those who laid down their arms were “guaranteed to keep their lives.” But the defenders did not submit, just as they rejected previous ultimatums. Russia warns Ukraine to lay down arms in Mariupol ‘to stop any hostilities’ “We will fight absolutely to the end, to the win, in this war,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal vowed on ABC’s “This Week.” He said Ukraine is prepared to end the war through diplomacy if possible, “but we do not have intention to surrender.”The capture of Mariupol would free up Russian forces to join an expected all-out offensive for control of the Donbas, the industrial region in the country’s east where the Kremlin has focused its war aims after abandoning, for now at least, any attempt to take Kyiv, the capital.The relentless bombardment and street fighting in Mariupol have left much of the city pulverized and killed at least 21,000 people, by the Ukrainians’ estimate.

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