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Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

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David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a ...

Moroccan asylum-seeker gets life sentence for killing UK retiree in attack motivated by war in Gaza

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David Turner

LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas was sentenced ...

Georgia passes controversial Russia-style ‘foreign agents’ law

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David Turner

A brawl broke out this week over the bill in the Georgia Parliament, with rival lawmakers shoving each other. Protesters smashed through ...

After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in the rubble of a collapsed ...

Rouen, France: Police shoot dead armed attacker trying to set fire to synagogue

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David Turner

OlyaSolodenko/iStockphoto/Getty Images The synagogue in Rouen, France, where an armed attacker was shot dead. Paris CNN  —  Police have shot dead an ...

South Africa seeks halt to Israel’s Gaza offensive

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David Turner

South Africa is asking the UN’s top court to order Israel to stop its military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. It ...

Gaza floating pier: US military starts delivering aid through temporary pier

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David Turner

Abdel Kareem Hana/AP A ship is seen off the coast of Gaza near a US-built floating pier that will be used to ...

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol

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David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early Friday caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and ...

Kim’s sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia

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David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday that her country has ...

SF supervisors push back on funding for pandas at zoo

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David Turner

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The plan to bring two giant pandas from China to the San Francisco Zoo is still on track, ...