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Putin wins Russia election in landslide with record turnout, early results show

The early result means Putin, 71, will easily secure a new six-year term that would enable him to overtake Josef Stalin and become Russia’s longest-serving leader for more than 200 years. Alexander Kazakov/ Pool/ AFP/ File photo MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of opponents staged […]
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UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

PORT-AU-PRINC — The UN children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital. Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running political and humanitarian crisis that the children’s agency, UNICEF, has warned is causing record hunger […]
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Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power – Russia

Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow and disrupting electricity in border areas, Russia said early on Sunday, the final day of the country’s presidential vote. Moscow accuses Kyiv of election sabotage with its days of strikes on Russian infrastructure, one of the […]
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No one should go to jail for ‘smoking weed,’ VP Harris says at White House

WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed,” as she met to discuss the topic with rapper Fat Joe and others pardoned for marijuana convictions.  Harris added that “far too many people have been sent to jail for simple marijuana possession.” President Joe Biden, seeking a second four-year […]
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees air warfare drills, urges preparation for combat, KCNA says

Published March 16, 2024 8:35am North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country, as he ordered heightened readiness for war, KCNA news agency reported, in North Korea, in this picture released on March 7, 2024 by the Korean Central News Agency. […]
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Russia believed to have jammed signal on UK defense minister”s plane –source

Published March 15, 2024 12:37am Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 7, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ Handout via REUTERS LONDON — Russia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal on an aircraft used by defense minister Grant Shapps to travel […]
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Vietnam urges respect of international law as China draws Gulf of Tonkin baseline

HANOI — Vietnam’s foreign ministry on Thursday said international law and the rights and interests of other countries must be respected, responding to a question about China’s demarcation earlier this month of a baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin. China’s government delineated the baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin, known in Chinese as Beibu Gulf, using […]
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