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Experts warns Turkey’s Russia-Ukraine juggling act could backfire
One country is hedging its bets on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but experts warn it could come at a cost.
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Finland's Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US
Finnish PM Sanna Marin has said Europe is "not strong enough" to stand up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its own, and has had to rely on US support.
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China’s Xinjiang Region Has Been Locked Down for Months, Casting Shadow Over Zero-Covid Easing
A mother’s monthslong separation from young children illustrates challenges government faces in easing restrictions
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'Murder': Russia kills baby in sickening strike
Ukraine has accused Russia of terrorism after strikes killed a newborn baby at a maternity ward in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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Why Xi Jinping publicly rebuked Justin Trudeau, and what it means for Canada's relations with China
Chinese president expressed displeasure with prime minister leaking their G20 conversation to media
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Panic as Russian missiles hit Poland
Two people are dead and a village has been left terrorised after stray Russian rockets hit Poland.
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Pentagon says cannot confirm reports about missiles striking Poland
US military’s statement comes amid reports of a deadly explosion that killed at least two people on Poland’s border with Ukraine
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Will Turkey exploit Istanbul attack to bash US, Kurdish groups? - analysis
The rhetoric from Ankara now seems to suggest that Turkey will lash out at the US and also carry out attacks in Syria, mentioning Kobani, Tel Rifat, Qamishli and other cities that could be hit.
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US sends warplanes towards Iran – media
“The show of force” followed intelligence reports alleging that Tehran was planning to attack Saudi Arabia, the paper says
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Xi Jinping promises financial stability. He is not delivering it
China’s property crack-up causes problems elsewhere
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South hits back as North Korea fires most missiles in a day
North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other's coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities.
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World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 - Putin
The world faces "probably the most dangerous" decade since the end of World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.
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Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries
High costs of living are driving people to protest in the streets against crippling prices. The BBC has mapped all reported demonstrations over fuel since January 2021, revealing a huge increase in protests this year.
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Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Trio Including Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke
Douglas Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig also recognized for research on banks and financial crises
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to three ‘champions of human rights’ from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and two human rights NGOs: Russia’s Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties.
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Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.
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Western leaders react to new regions joining Russia
The US will help Ukraine “regain control” of its former territories, President Joe Biden said
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Denmark says damage to Nord Stream pipeline in Baltic Sea was 'deliberate'
'This is not an earthquake,' says seismologist after dual blasts
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Gazprom announces that its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany is finished
Energy giant Gazprom announced Friday that construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany by bypassing Ukraine, has been completed.
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