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Why should Americans care about Ukraine? The answer is simple

The standoff between Ukraine and Russia is about global security and an attempt to “rewrite rules on which the world is based”, says Ukraine’s foreign minister. (Image credit: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

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Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese Conservative and China Antagonist, Dies at 89

The firebrand politician co-authored ‘The Japan That Can Say No’ and played a pivotal role in escalating territorial tensions with China.

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Amnesty reports Iran executed 2 gay men over sodomy charges

Mehrdad Karimpour and Farid Mohammadi, after 6 years on death row, were hanged in a prison in northwestern city of Maragheh

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General: Troops were too mission-focused when they left elderly Palestinian to die

Central Command chief Yehuda Fuchs decries ‘extremely grave ethical failure’ of Netzah Yehuda soldiers, but says there was no malice on their part

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Third U.S. Olympic bobsledder tests positive for COVID-19 before Beijing Games

37-year-old Elana Meyers Taylor, a three-time Olympic medalist, announced on Twitter that she tested positive for COVID-19 two days after arriving in Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games. (Image credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Serious COVID cases show signs of drop-off as Omicron wave ebbs

Turnaround marks first time figure has fallen since the beginning of the year; daily caseload, deaths also down; ministers to meet on abolishing Green Pass rules

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NATO Leaders Stream to Ukraine, Showing Support as Russia Masses Troops

The prime ministers of the U.K., the Netherlands, Poland and the Turkish president are scheduled to visit Kyiv in a flurry of diplomatic activity to deter a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine and find a peaceful way out of the

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Justice minister warns at AG’s farewell: Danger to Israeli democracy is not yet over

Outgoing top attorney says office faced ‘unprecedented challenges’; PM, FM back Baharav-Miara to succeed him; candidate selection process under fire for alleged politicization

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First Anniversary of Myanmar military coup marked by strike and international concern

The anniversary of the February 1, 2021, coup prompted a nationwide “silent strike” by those inside the country who oppose the military’s takeover. (Image credit: AP)

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‘High impact’ winter storm could bring heavy snow, ice to Upstate NY – syracuse.com

‘High impact’ winter storm could bring heavy snow, ice to Upstate NY  syracuse.comView Full Coverage on Google News

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