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UK deploys 8,000 troops to Europe to deter ‘Russian aggression’

Shawdesh desk: The UK government said Friday it was deploying about 8,000 troops for exercises across eastern Europe in a show of strength after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The months-long

Queen Elizabeth II turns 96

Shawdesh desk: Gun salutes will ring out Thursday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 96th birthday, although the monarch herself was expected to mark the occasion with little fanfare. It has

Biden has ‘no plans’ to visit Ukraine: W.House

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden is not planning to visit Kyiv, despite Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky urging him to demonstrate US support for the fight against Russia by traveling to the

Asian markets drop after Wall Street retreat

Shawdesh desk: Asian markets dipped in early trade Friday after a negative lead from Wall Street, with investors around the world worried about surging inflation. Central banks in several major

Biden: Russia war a ‘genocide,’ trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukraine

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a

Russia kicked off UN rights council over Ukraine abuses

Shawdesh desk: SEVERODONETSK: The United Nations suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council on Thursday, as US President Joe Biden called the atrocities continuing to emerge in Ukraine an “outrage”

Biden says 30 countries joining US release of oil reserves

Shawdesh desk: President Joe Biden said Friday that more than 30 countries have joined the United States in tapping national oil reserves to try and settle global energy markets spooked

Conservative firebrand Sarah Palin announces bid for US Congress

Shawdesh desk: Incendiary US conservative and former vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin announced Friday she is running for Alaska’s lone seat in the United States House of Representatives, eyeing a