Oleksandra Matviichuk repeated her earlier call for Putin – and Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who provided his country’s territory for Russian troops to invade Ukraine – to face an international tribunal.
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Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut ‘destroyed’
Some buildings remain standing in Bakhmut, and the remaining residents still mill about the streets. But like Mariupol and other contested cities, it endured a long siege and spent weeks without water and power.
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Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law
Biden plans on Tuesday to sign legislation, passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress, to protect same-sex unions.
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New Peru president appears with military to cement power
Dina Boluarte was elevated from vice president to replace ousted leftist Pedro Castillo as the country’s leader Wednesday.
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Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago case
A lawyer for the Associated Press and other news organizations had submitted a letter earlier Friday requesting media access to the hearing, but despite that, lawyers spoke behind closed doors.
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Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio.
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NATO chief fears Ukraine war could become a wider conflict
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, a former prime minister of Norway, said in the interview that ‘there is no doubt that a full-fledged war is a possibility.’
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Kansas oil spill – 14,000 barrels – biggest in Keystone history
Zack Pistora, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club in Kansas, noted the spill in his state was larger than all of the 22 previous spills combined on the Keystone pipeline.
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Here’s what Sinema’s switch means for the Senate
The Arizona senator is expected to continue casting most of her votes with Democrats while separating herself on certain issues.
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Colorado Springs club shooter’s 2021 bomb case was dropped
The charges were dismissed despite authorities a finding a tub with more than 100 pounds of explosive materials and later receiving warnings from other relatives that suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich was sure to hurt or murder a set of grandparents.