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Live updates: US pledges new Ukraine aid, diplomatic surge

Monday, 25 April 2022, 06:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

NEAR THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDER — The United States is giving new military assistance to Ukraine and renewing a diplomatic push in the war-ravaged nation as President Joe Biden’s...

To Europe's relief, France's Macron wins but far-right gains

Monday, 25 April 2022, 06:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term Sunday, triggering relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won't abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from...

Live updates: Ukraine says it hit Russian command post

Sunday, 24 April 2022, 07:06 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Saturday it destroyed a Russian command post in Kherson, a southern city that fell to Russian forces early in the war. The Ukrainian military...

Ukraine battered again; Zelenskyy says US officials to visit

Sunday, 24 April 2022, 07:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday in an attempt to crush the last pocket of resistance in a place...

French election: Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 12:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

 President Emmanuel Macron is in the pole position to win reelection Sunday in France's presidential runoff, yet his lead over far-right rival Marine Le Pen depends on one major uncertainty:...

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 12:45 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content. The law will force big tech companies to police themselves...

UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 11:51 Last update: about 5 years ago

A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the...

Live updates: Ukraine says Russians trying to storm steel mill

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 07:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Another mass grave has been found outside Mariupol, the city council and an adviser to the mayor said Friday. The city council posted a satellite photo provided by Planet...

Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 07:16 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia and Ukraine hurtled toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country’s industrial heartland as Ukrainian officials reported that Moscow had shifted a dozen crack military...

Portugal identifies suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case

Friday, 22 April 2022, 14:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago while on a family...

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