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Biden to send missile system to Ukraine in U-turn – and issues nuclear warning to Russia

Joe Biden has announced the US will send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine to aid its forces as they struggle to stall Russian progress, in an apparent change of mind.

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Scotland and Ukraine set for emotional clash in World Cup playoff

When the Ukrainian national team walks out under the Hampden Park lights tonight they will hold in their hearts their 44 million compatriots back home – many spending the night under devastating Russian bombardment.

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How ‘Pistol’ highlights the height of the punk movement in 1970s London

A tiny shop in 1970s London, in neon pink letters, shouted to passersby: SEX. The shop, covered in graffiti and barbed wire, sold fetish gear and bondage kits. But it also collected people: Vivienne Westwood, who would go on to

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U.S. will again urge U.N. sanctions if North Korea carries out nuclear test

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will again push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea if it carries out a seventh nuclear test, despite opposition by China and Russia, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

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Gazprom to stop gas supplies for Denmark and Shell Energy Europe

The logo of Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company, is seen behind a disconnected hose and LPG gas pressure regulator. Andre M. Chang/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom will no longer supply Shell Energy Europe or Danish provider

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