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New US carrier strike group arrives in Middle East to relieve long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln

Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books

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Tokyo-bound express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan

Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

Drought on Serbia's Sava River reveals long-lost WWII shipwreck

Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds

LiveRussia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live

Tibetan protesters in New Dehli denounce China with shaved heads and prayers

At least 12 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortagesApartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, officials say.16 mins agoEurope

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Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for RussiaMen born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.2 hrs agoEurope

ICC separates Taliban probe from US case as Afghan women's fate stays uncertain

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Sirens, shelters and scaled-back war games: South Korea rehearses for crisis