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EU Leaders Green-Light Opening Membership Talks With Bosnia: EU leaders have agreed to open talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina on joining the bloc but said "hard ...
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EU Leaders Green-Light Opening Membership Talks With Bosnia: EU leaders have agreed to open talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina on joining the bloc but said "hard ...
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EU Leaders Green-Light Opening Membership Talks With Bosnia
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Ukraine war latest: US announces additional $6 billion in weapons for Ukraine: Key developments on April 26: * US to allocate additional $6 billion in military ...
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Ukraine war latest: US announces additional $6 billion in weapons for ...
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Biden Signs Ukraine Aid Package, Says Weapons Shipments To Start In Coming Hours: U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a long-delayed military aid package hours ...
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Biden Signs Ukraine Aid Package, Says Weapons Shipments To Start In Coming ...
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Who was Pavlo Petrychenko, the prominent activist recently killed in combat?: In his battle for Ukraine, Pavlo Petrychenko used not only weapons but also his ...
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House To Vote On Crucial U.S. Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel: The U.S. House of Representatives is to vote on April 20 on a much-delayed $95 ...
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House To Vote On Crucial U.S. Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel
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Source: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crimea: The local partisan group Atesh said that the sounds of Russian air defense operating had ...
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Source: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crimea
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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U.S. Senate Expected To Vote On Long-Delayed Ukraine Military Aid Bill: The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a long-delayed military aid package that includes ...
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U.S. Senate Expected To Vote On Long-Delayed Ukraine Military Aid Bill
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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Ukraine war latest: Russian missile launchers, radar stations destroyed in Crimea, Ukraine ups production of Bohdana howitzers
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Ukraine war latest: Russian missile launchers, radar stations destroyed in ...
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Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine: Russian officials says the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a ...
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Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine
Quick Glance: Ukraine shoots down Russian strategic bomber, nine killed
  • Russian officials say the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.

  • Ukraine's air force announced that they shot down a Russian strategic bomber with anti-aircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022.

  • The bomber was downed in Russian airspace, 300km from Ukraine's border, after participating in a long-range airstrike that resulted in the death of at least nine people in the central region of Dnipropetrovsk.

  • NATO and the USA are planning to provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine for support.
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Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 2 elderly women, injures 3: Russian forces shelled civilian infrastructure of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast on April 26 ...
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Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 2 elderly women, injures 3
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Who was Pavlo Petrychenko, the prominent activist recently killed in combat?: In his battle for Ukraine, Pavlo Petrychenko used not only weapons but also his ...
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Who was Pavlo Petrychenko, the prominent activist recently killed in ...
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Police said to use ‘skunk,’ water cannons to disperse Jerusalem rally for hostages
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Ukraine says Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region injure over 25 people, damage critical infrastructure
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Germany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia: Authorities have searched the homes and workplaces of the two suspects accused of ...
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Germany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed to Ukraine's Western allies and partners to ...
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike
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State Customs Service: Polish protesters to renew blockade at another crossing: Polish protesters plan to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing from April ...
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State Customs Service: Polish protesters to renew blockade at another ...
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Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine - Euromaidan Press: Lithuania announced the transfer of a new military aid package to Ukraine ...
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Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine - Euromaidan Press
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Draft Evasion Hitting War-Weary Ukraine – Why?: While many Ukrainian men understand the duty to defend their country, different reasons have prevented many from ...
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Draft Evasion Hitting War-Weary Ukraine – Why?
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Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure in major missile and drone attack: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia fired more than 40 ...
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Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure in major missile and drone attack
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Record Number of Russian Soldiers Convicted of Murder in 2023 – Data: A record number of Russian soldiers were convicted of murder in 2023, the ...
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Record Number of Russian Soldiers Convicted of Murder in 2023 – Data
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Top Russian Hypersonic Scientist Sentenced to 7 Years for Treason: A top Russian scientist developing hypersonic technologies has been sentenced to seven years ...
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Top Russian Hypersonic Scientist Sentenced to 7 Years for Treason
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Putin and Xi’s Unholy Alliance: Why the West Won’t Be Able to Drive a Wedge Between Russia and China
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Putin and Xi’s Unholy Alliance: Why the West Won’t Be Able to Drive a ...
Quick Glance: Hong Kong Denies Entry to Press Freedom Advocate
  • Reporters Without Borders reported that a representative of the organization was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival on Wednesday.

  • Aleksandra Bielakowska, a representative of Reporters Without Borders based in Taiwan, was detained for six hours at Hong Kong International Airport and then deported without explanation.

  • Bielakowska traveled to Hong Kong to meet with journalists and monitor the trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment for national security offenses.

  • Hong Kong has witnessed a significant decline in press freedom in recent years, ranking 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders' 2023 World Press Freedom Index.
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Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 3: A 63-year-old woman's body was found under the rubble in Selydove, located around 30 kilometers west of ...
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Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 3
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Ukraine brings back bodies of 99 fallen soldiers: Ukraine has brought back the bodies of 99 soldiers who died during Russia's full-scale invasion ...
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Ukraine brings back bodies of 99 fallen soldiers
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Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’: Russia is seeking to ban the vaguely defined “anti-Russian separatist movement” as an ...
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Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’
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Biden promises speedy delivery of 'battlefield' aid for Ukraine: US President Joe Biden promised that tens of billions of dollars of much-delayed military aid ...
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Biden promises speedy delivery of 'battlefield' aid for Ukraine
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Ukraine downs 15/16 Shahed drones overnight, as the Russian attack still injures 10 people - Euromaidan Press
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Ukraine downs 15/16 Shahed drones overnight, as the Russian attack still ...
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Quick Glance: Polish Authorities Detain Man Allegedly Involved in Russian Espionage for Zelenskyy Assassination Plan
  • A Polish citizen was detained by Polish authorities on suspicion of spying for Russia's military intelligence to potentially assassinate Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

  • He intended to share critical details about the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland, crucial for international military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

  • In case of a conviction, he could potentially face a sentence of up to eight years in prison.

  • Prosecutors emphasized the arrest resulted from a close collaboration with Ukrainian counterparts who provided vital information leading to the detainment.
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Nova Group sets up new electricity generation company amid Russian attacks on infrastructure
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Nova Group sets up new electricity generation company amid Russian attacks ...
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Russian Court Upholds 4-Year Sentence for Prominent Bashkir Activist: The Supreme Court of Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan has rejected activist Fayil ...
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Russian Court Upholds 4-Year Sentence for Prominent Bashkir Activist
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Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv Region Completely Destroyed Following Russia's Missile Attack
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Quick Glance: Russian strikes devastate largest power plant in Kyiv
  • The largest power-generating plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region was destroyed in a Russian missile attack on Thursday, according to the energy company Centrenergo.

  • As President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of neglecting Ukraine's need for air defenses, Russia targeted key energy infrastructure.

  • Despite the devastation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrenergo, Andriy Gota, expressed confidence in overcoming the challenges.

  • Ukraine has previously managed significant power losses, including the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces post-invasion.
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The Two Problems That Bulgaria Can't Solve: As the country approaches its sixth parliamentary elections in three years, two perennial and pervasive issues ...
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The Two Problems That Bulgaria Can't Solve
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Ukraine to share wartime experience at seminar for Ministry of Internal Affairs in Lithuania - Euromaidan Press
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Ukraine to share wartime experience at seminar for Ministry of Internal ...
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Ukraine could get hi-tech laser weapon to fight Russia: UK minister: UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of the DragonFire laser ...
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Ukraine could get hi-tech laser weapon to fight Russia: UK minister
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Two suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany for planned attacks: Federal prosecutors arrested two suspected Russian spies in Bavaria on Thursday on suspicion ...
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Two suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany for planned attacks
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Russia puts more Kremlin critics on a wanted list as its crackdown on dissent reaches new levels
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Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv Region Completely Destroyed Following Russia's Missile Attack
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Russia Uses Pay, Perks To Promote Labor Migration To Occupied Areas In Ukraine: Kyiv charges that Moscow has formed a “great occupation corps” of professionals ...
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Russia Uses Pay, Perks To Promote Labor Migration To Occupied Areas In ...
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11 Killed, 20 Injured In Russian Strike On Ukrainian City: First responders searched for survivors in the rubble, carrying away the wounded on stretchers as a ...
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11 Killed, 20 Injured In Russian Strike On Ukrainian City
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Ukraine's Partisans Decry Putin Plan to ‘Brainwash’ Kids: Ukraine's underground Center for National Resistance asserts that the Kremlin’s Rosmolodezh ...
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Ukraine's Partisans Decry Putin Plan to ‘Brainwash’ Kids
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Tajik Regime Alarmed As Moscow Terror Attack Fallout Has Migrants Streaming Home
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Kyiv passes mobilization bill as Russia hits energy infrastructure: Ukrainian lawmakers passed an army mobilization bill on Thursday, triggering outrage as it ...
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Kyiv passes mobilization bill as Russia hits energy infrastructure
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Trump reportedly would pressure Ukraine into ceding land to Russia to end war: Trump has said publicly he could end the Ukraine war within a day of returning to ...
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Trump reportedly would pressure Ukraine into ceding land to Russia to end ...
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Poland's Tusk reaches for big-hitters in European election fight: Three ministers from the largest party in Poland's government will stand in European elections ...
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Poland's Tusk reaches for big-hitters in European election fight
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Fourteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv: A Russian missile attack has killed 14 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine ...
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Fourteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv
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Why Russia might be warming to China’s belt and road plans in Central Asia: When Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the
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Why Russia might be warming to China’s belt and road plans in Central Asia
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Germany holds 2 over military base attack plot for Russia: BERLIN: Two German Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage ...
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Germany holds 2 over military base attack plot for Russia
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Russia Is Trying to Force Ukrainians to Abandon Their Second-Biggest City: Ukrainian and Western officials see Russia’s escalated bombardment of Ukraine’s No ...
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Russia Is Trying to Force Ukrainians to Abandon Their Second-Biggest City
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9 Killed in Overnight Russian Strikes on Ukraine: Russian strikes on Ukraine in the early hours of Friday killed at least nine people, including three children ...
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9 Killed in Overnight Russian Strikes on Ukraine
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Russia is failing to undermine German morale on Ukraine: These latest revelations come off the back of an embarrassing security leak last month involving the ...
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Russia is failing to undermine German morale on Ukraine
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Russia Arrests Four Accused of Helping Ukraine Army: Russia arrested four people Wednesday, accusing them of sending money to Ukrainian armed forces and planning ...
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Russia Arrests Four Accused of Helping Ukraine Army
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Ukrainian parliament passes controversial conscription law as war effort struggles
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Ukrainian parliament passes controversial conscription law as war effort ...