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Russia trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defenses – Dr. Colin Kahl
“They’re really trying to overwhelm and exhaust Ukrainian air defense systems,” Kahl told reporters during a trip to the Middle East, as quoted by Reuters. “We know what the Russian theory of victory…
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North Korea’s Kim oversees ICBM test, vows more nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to counter U.S. nuclear threats with nuclear weapons as he inspected a test of the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media KCNA sa…
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[Photos] North Korea’s Kim reveals daughter at ballistic missile test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revealed his daughter to the world for the first time on Saturday in striking photos showing the pair hand-in-hand before the launch of the nuclear-armed country’s lar…
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Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup that was once valued at …
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Trump’s kids increased ex-CFO’s salary after learning of tax cheating – court
Donald Trump’s children did not discipline the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg and even raised his salary after learning in 2017 he cheated on taxes for more t…
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U.S Republicans win lower Congress control with narrow majority
Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s US partner CBS News projects. While the party’s margin in t…
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Israel’s ‘most wanted gang leader’ arrested in SA
An Israeli fugitive, described as the country’s most wanted gang leader, has been arrested in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg. He was arrested in an early morning raid together with s…
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Confusion as lawyer slumps and dies during campaign rally
A lawmaker representing a constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, has died in Jos, Plateau State. Olawale, popularly known as “Omititi” was said to have slumped an…
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Trump launches 2024 U.S. presidential run, getting jump on rivals
Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potenti…
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First aid trucks arrive in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since ceasefire, ICRC says
Two trucks carrying medical supplies arrived in the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, in what it called the first aid delivery to the …