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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says new Russian offensive could come in May or June: Key developments on March 28: * Zelensky: New Russian offensive may come in May ...
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says new Russian offensive could come in May or ...
Quick Glance: Fatal Russian Assaults on Ukraine and Appeal for Arms
  • Russia targets areas in eastern and southern Ukraine in response to deadly bombings in the Russian border regions.

  • At least three individuals lost their lives in the Russian assaults in northeastern and southern Ukraine, prompting Kyiv to request additional Patriot air defense systems.

  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukraine's allies to hasten the delivery of warplanes and Patriot air defense systems in light of the increased missile attacks.
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Putin speech: "No plans to attack NATO state": President Putin told Russian Air Force pilots that his country had no plans to attack a NATO country ...
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Putin speech:
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Russia uses UN veto to block renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors: Russia on March 28 vetoed the annual renewal of the panel of experts monitoring U.N ...
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Russia uses UN veto to block renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors
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Media: Czech-led initiative concludes deals for 1 million shells for Ukraine: A Czech-led initiative had concluded contracts for 1 million artillery shells for ...
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Media: Czech-led initiative concludes deals for 1 million shells for ...
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Zelensky: New Russian offensive may come in May or June: Ukraine needs more help from its allies to face an expected major Russian offensive ...
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Zelensky: New Russian offensive may come in May or June
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Zelensky, Speaker Johnson hold call: President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson held a phone call on March 28 ...
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Zelensky, Speaker Johnson hold call
Quick Glance: Zelenskyy Urges Swift Aid Approval for Ukraine by Congress
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the US House Speaker to quickly approve a stalled military and financial aid package for Kyiv.

  • The $60+ billion aid package for Ukraine has been blocked by Republican members of Congress and is set to be voted on after the Easter recess.

  • Zelenskyy emphasized the urgency of the aid amid intense Russian attacks and the critical battlefield situation.

  • He also called on Congress to cut off Russia's financing of the war machine to halt the escalation.
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in ...
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks
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Zelensky meets European parliamentary leaders to discuss assistance for Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelensky held meetings with the European Parliament's ...
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Zelensky meets European parliamentary leaders to discuss assistance for ...
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Dead and injured after attack: Moscow drops bombs on Kharkiv: The Russian Air Force is massively attacking the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from the air ...
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Dead and injured after attack: Moscow drops bombs on Kharkiv
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Almost 1,800 Ukrainian children made orphans by Russia’s war: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to almost 1,800 Ukrainian children becoming orphans ...
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Almost 1,800 Ukrainian children made orphans by Russia’s war
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Ukraine updates: Kyiv says 26 Russian drones downed: Russia attacked eastern, southern and southeastern parts of Ukraine with 28 Iranian-made drones ...
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Ukraine updates: Kyiv says 26 Russian drones downed
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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday ...
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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
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Germany delivers tank ammunition, shells, drones, armored vehicles to Ukraine: Berlin announced on March 28 military delivery to Ukraine, which contains armored ...
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Germany delivers tank ammunition, shells, drones, armored vehicles to ...
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Who were the Ukrainian Cossacks?: The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker ...
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Who were the Ukrainian Cossacks?
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022: KYIV, Ukraine: Russia struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs ...
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time ...
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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’: Just trust him.
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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’
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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be helpful: “It is obvious that the war cannot end with a total defeat for one side or the ...
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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be ...
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Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history: Over two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the mood among Ukraine’s supporters is ...
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Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history
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PM Shmyhal arrives in Poland to meet Tusk, other Polish officials: The talks are expected to focus on Poland’s military aid for Ukraine, the situation at the ...
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PM Shmyhal arrives in Poland to meet Tusk, other Polish officials
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Putin: Claims that Russia could attack NATO are “absolute nonsense”: Vladimir Putin addressed concerns that Russia could attack a European country ...
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Putin: Claims that Russia could attack NATO are “absolute nonsense”
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: assassins wanted to flee to Belarus first: Following the terrorist attack in Moscow that left 139 dead, Russia continues to see a ...
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: assassins wanted to flee to Belarus first
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Ukrainian POWs faced conditional release from Hungary: Two Ukrainian prisoners of war, part of a group of 11 handed over to Hungary by Russia in June 2023 ...
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Ukrainian POWs faced conditional release from Hungary
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S. presidential race
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S ...
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Ukraine war: At least four dead in Russian attacks: Russia attacked Ukraine again with combat drones and missiles. Numerous people were injured ...
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Ukraine war: At least four dead in Russian attacks
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Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is likely introducing a Ukraine aid bill after Easter ...
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Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill
Quick Glance: House Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Difficult Task
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson has been contemplating a funding package for over a month that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine.

  • Johnson is facing dilemmas in Congress about how to handle funding for Ukraine and how decisively to act while his own leadership position is being threatened.

  • There is growing support for the funding package proposed by Johnson, despite challenges from hardliners within the House party and concerns about Israel's offensive.

  • The mood in Kyiv is tense as the city withstands missile attacks and awaits approval of aid from Washington.
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As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches: There is worry that Kyiv has left it too late to build the formidable defenses needed to hold off a ...
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As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches
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Kyiv to tighten security after spate of Russian ballistic missile attacks: Security measures in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will be tightened after a spate of ...
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Kyiv to tighten security after spate of Russian ballistic missile attacks
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Ukraine, Poland ready to conclude agreement on joint border control: In the document published following the talks, the parties "confirmed their readiness ...
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Ukraine, Poland ready to conclude agreement on joint border control
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Orbán faces danger from new enemy brandishing a leaked tape: Péter Magyar, ex-husband of former Justice Minister Judit Varga, has released a recording alleging ...
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Orbán faces danger from new enemy brandishing a leaked tape
Quick Glance: Hungary’s Government Faces Pressure from Corruption and Bolsonaro Allegations
  • Peter Magyar hands over a secretly recorded tape of his ex-wife, former justice minister Judit Varga, admitting government members tampered with evidence in a corruption case.

  • Magyar, ex-husband of former justice minister Judit Varga, launches a movement aiming to become a political party in Budapest, Hungary.

  • Magyar becomes a significant government critic, particularly targeting Orban’s close aide Antal Rogan, following the resignations of his ex-wife and the then-president due to their involvement in a controversial pardon case at a children’s home in Budapest.

  • Magyar shared the latest corruption evidence on Facebook and also provided it to prosecutors, originating from a recorded conversation at home with his ex-wife Judit Varga in January 2023 when she was serving as the justice minister.
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on ...
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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 764: As the war enters its 764th day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 764
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Opinion: Ukraine may have no choice but to lower its fighting age: Editor’s Note: Brian Bonner, the Kyiv Post’s chief editor from 2008-2021 ...
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Opinion: Ukraine may have no choice but to lower its fighting age
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How Ukraine's drone attacks can stop Russia's fuel exports: Despite Russia's vast oil production, its fuel production shouldn't be overestimated ...
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How Ukraine's drone attacks can stop Russia's fuel exports
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks Scholz’s Ukraine course
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks ...
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Russia’s Crimea annexation looks a lot like ethnic cleansing: Basking in his wholly expected re-election victory, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a ...
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Russia’s Crimea annexation looks a lot like ethnic cleansing
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U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall Attackers
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U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall ...
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Poland investigating pro-Kremlin propaganda network linked to Russian intelligence
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Poland investigating pro-Kremlin propaganda network linked to Russian ...
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“Legitimate goals”: ​​Putin does not want to attack NATO countries for the time being - but western F-16 fighter jets
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“Legitimate goals”: ​​Putin does not want to attack NATO countries for the ...
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France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine': French authorities have uncovered a website containing a fake recruitment drive for ...
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France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine'
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Ukraine needs to open up about hard battlefield truths, US diplomat says : “Sometimes the Ukrainian government may resist the kind of freedom of information ...
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Ukraine needs to open up about hard battlefield truths, US diplomat says 
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022: Russia leader was “was worried about the coronavirus” when he made German chancellor sit at ...
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022
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Air Force: Ukraine can down Zircon hypersonic missile with Patriot, SAMP/T: Air Force spokesperson Ilia Yevlash's statement came after reports that Russian ...
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Air Force: Ukraine can down Zircon hypersonic missile with Patriot, SAMP/T
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Reuters: Losses of foreign firms who exited Russia surpass $107 billion: The exit measures implemented by the Russian government, combined with writedowns ...
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Reuters: Losses of foreign firms who exited Russia surpass $107 billion
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Russia executed Ukrainian POWs, UN report says: The United Nations issues damning report about conduct of Vladimir Putin’s troops in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia executed Ukrainian POWs, UN report says
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Bloomberg: US in talks with Turkey for more explosives to boost shell production: The U.S. is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives from Turkey to ...
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Bloomberg: US in talks with Turkey for more explosives to boost shell ...