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US indicts Russian lawmaker for alleged anti-Ukraine propaganda campaign

US indicts Russian lawmaker for alleged anti-Ukraine propaganda campaign

The Justice Department indicted a Russian lawmaker and two staffers Thursday on charges of waging a propaganda campaign in the United States that was hostile to Ukraine, years before Moscow's invasion.

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Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit

Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit

Russia's Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after it was engulfed in an inferno that Ukraine said broke out in a missile strike -- as the Kremlin complained that Kyiv was targeting its citizens in sorties across the border.

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Leicester fight back to set up Conference League semi with Mourinho's Roma

Leicester fight back to set up Conference League semi with Mourinho's Roma

Leicester battled back to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa Conference League to reach a European semi-final for the first time in their history, where they will face Jose Mourinho's Roma.

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Ukrainian forces cling on in devastated eastern town Popasna

Ukrainian forces cling on in devastated eastern town Popasna

Three soldiers enter the cellar of a partially destroyed building, part of Ukraine's tenacious resistance clinging on to the eastern town of Popasna in the face of fierce Russian shelling.

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Daniel Barenboim cancels concerts for health reasons

Daniel Barenboim cancels concerts for health reasons

Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, 79, has cancelled a series of concerts for health reasons for the second time in just over two months, Berlin's State Opera said on Thursday.

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New aid convoys for Ethiopia's Tigray after truce

New aid convoys for Ethiopia's Tigray after truce

New aid convoys were in or on their way to Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region Thursday, humanitarian agencies said, the latest deliveries to take advantage of a truce between the country's warring sides.

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Biden touts US manufacturing know-how on trip to battleground state

Biden touts US manufacturing know-how on trip to battleground state

President Joe Biden hailed US innovation Thursday on a visit to the south to promote his efforts to combat inflation, jumpstart high-tech manufacturing and return the United States to pole position in the global economy.

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Ukrainian sappers defuse Russian minefield outside Kyiv

Ukrainian sappers defuse Russian minefield outside Kyiv

If you walk without watching your feet you might easily miss them, dinner plate sized anti-tank mines nestled in the muddy grassland of a riverbank north of Kyiv.

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'Rare' springtime blizzard wallops parts of Canada

'Rare' springtime blizzard wallops parts of Canada

A springtime blizzard walloped Canada's western Prairies region and parts of Ontario province this week, closing roads, airports and schools, and leaving a dump of snow to shovel.

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Suspect denied bail over New York subway shooting

Suspect denied bail over New York subway shooting

The 62-year-old man accused of shooting 10 people on the New York subway was placed in pre-trial detention Thursday after being arraigned on terror charges related to attacking a mass transit system.

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