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2023 Elections: We’ve Not Released Timetable – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said it was yet to release the timetable for the 2023 general elections, warning that the one in…
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Macron urges securing nuclear plants in call with Putin
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ensure Ukrainian nuclear plants are secured amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a…
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UN agency: Number of Ukrainian refugees hits 1.5 million
The number of Ukrainians fleeing the war to neighboring countries has reached 1.5 million in 10 days, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said…
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‘Putin Miscalculated’: Ukrainians Are Literally Lining Up to Fight Back
Since Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, many Ukrainians have joined the territorial defense or fled the country. Even more, however, have…
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Russia obstructs Iran nuclear deal as the Kremlin frets over its oil income
VIENNA — Moscow is throwing up last-minute demands that could scupper an international nuclear deal with Iran — and the timing is unlikely to be…
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Zelenskyy’s emotional, direct Zoom plea to Congress: No-fly zone, Russian oil ban, more military aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy implored U.S. lawmakers on Saturday to do more to force Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end the…
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Italy seizes oligarchs’ yachts, villas
A Sardinian villa belonging to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, as well as a Lake Como house in the name of Moscow TV presenter Vladimir Soloviev,…
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Russia bans Facebook
Russian authorities blocked access to Facebook on Friday, claiming the world’s largest social media company had broken the country’s rules by limiting online access to…
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BBC suspends Russian news operation amid free speech curbs
The BBC is temporarily suspending the work of all its journalists inside Russia amid draconian new free speech laws backed by the Russian parliament, the…
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Banned Russian state media finds a home on Telegram
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok all scrubbed Russia’s RT — and its channels in English, Spanish, French and German — off their platforms after the…
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