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Wagner Founder Has Putin’s Support, but the Kremlin’s Side-Eye
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the once secretive tycoon, is confounding Moscow’s Kremlin-allied elite by starting to dabble in politics alongside waging war in Ukraine.
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In Syria, a Hospital ‘Filled With Tragedy’
A subterranean hospital known as the Cave and long the destination for war wounded is now filled with casualties of the earthquake — both alive and dead.
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Zelensky Brings a Shopping List to Britain, With Fighter Planes at the Top
In a surprise visit that started a two-day blitz of Western allies, the Ukrainian president implored Britain to provide planes he said would represent “wings of freedom.’’
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Volodymyr Zelensky Meets King Charles III in a Sweatshirt
In October 2020, just over a year after he was elected president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, took an official trip to Britain that included a visit to Buckingham Palace to meet with Prince William and his wife ...
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Dancing with America Has Been a Curse for the Philippines
For Filipinos like me who grew up under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., the news that the U.S. military would expand its presence in the Philippines has been dizzying and wounding. The image of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shaking ...
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Russia and Ukraine Have Incentives to Negotiate. The U.S. Has Other Plans.
The United States’ recent promise to ship advanced M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine was a swift response to a serious problem. The problem is that Ukraine is losing the war. Not, as far as we can tell, because its soldiers are fighting poorly or its ...
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In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim
A court ruling held that South Korean troops were responsible for a civilian massacre that killed more than 70 villagers in Vietnam during the war.
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For Syrians Who Endured a Brutal Civil War, the Suffering is All Too Familiar
The Syrian village of Besnia, in Idlib Province, following an earthquake on Monday.Credit...Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesResidents rescued an injured man in Jandaris, in Aleppo Province.Credit...Rami Al Sayed/Agence France ...
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When It Comes to Building Its Own Defense, Europe Has Blinked
Despite expectations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would force Europe to bolster its military strength, it has instead reinforced dependency on U.S. leadership, intelligence and might.
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Who Is the Man Leading Germany?
HAMBURG, Germany — After months of indecision, hand-wringing and uncertainty, Germany last week committed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The delay was a measure of the decision’s significance. For a country long wary of active military ...