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Ukrainian infrastructure again hit by latest round of Russian missiles

Media reports referred to explosions in several parts of the country on Monday, including the cities of Odesa, Cherkasy and Kryvyi Rih.

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Blasts Hit Russian Air Bases as Moscow Launches Missile Barrage on Ukraine – The Wall Street Journal

Blasts Hit Russian Air Bases as Moscow Launches Missile Barrage on Ukraine  The Wall Street Journal Explosion at Nuclear Airbase Just 150 Miles From Moscow Opens Stunning New Phase of War  Yahoo News Russia Ukraine | Russia Ukraine News | Ukraine Drone

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Russian oil sanctions fuel boom for old tankers

By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by Western nations to curb trade in Russian crude. As Western shipping and maritime services firms steer

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Belgium opens biggest criminal trial in its history over 2016 terror attacks

Six and a half years after terrorist attacks that left a legacy of death, injury and shock, Belgium is launching the biggest criminal trial in its history.

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‘There’s really no future left’ – Afghanistan’s LGBT+ community

After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, the UK government made a promise to take in those who had helped UK forces during the war, and those most vulnerable to persecution.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Same-Sex Marriage and Faith Case: Live Updates – The New York Times

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Same-Sex Marriage and Faith Case: Live Updates  The New York Times LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Colorado gay rights case  Washington Post Same-sex marriage fight continues Monday at the Supreme Court with challenge from website

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Natalie Portman: Rising antisemitism ‘makes my heart drop’

Amid record-high antisemitism in the US, Jerusalem-born Hollywood star says recent remarks about Jews are ‘frightening to listen to’

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Servicemen ‘killed in explosions at Russian air bases’

Explosions have been heard at two air bases in Russia – including at one which is home to bombers carrying nuclear weapons, according to reports.

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Indonesia set to ban sex outside marriage in overhaul of criminal code

Indonesia is on the cusp of ratifying sweeping changes to its criminal code that would criminalise extramarital sex and prohibit unmarried couples from living together.

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