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Russians ‘fully occupy’ Severodonetsk, shift focus to Lysychansk

Shawdesh Desk: Russia’s army has “fully occupied” the key Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting, its mayor said, as Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to send nuclear-capable missiles

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Four explosions heard in Ukraine capital Kyiv: AFP

Shawdesh Desk: Four explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Sunday, with AFP journalists reporting a residential complex near the centre of the city had been hit, causing

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Melilla migrant rush toll up to 23: Moroccan officials

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a bid by African migrants to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, northern Morocco, has risen to 23, Moroccan officials said

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US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion

Shawdesh Desk: The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states

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18 migrants die in mass attempt to enter Spain’s Melilla

Shawdesh Desk: At least 18 African migrants died when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, according to an update from Moroccan

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BioNTech launches construction of vaccines plant in Rwanda

Shawdesh desk: BioNTech, a leading biotechnology company on Thursday laid a foundation stone for the construction of the first manufacturing site for mRNA-based vaccines in Africa, expected to address the

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New British Army chief: We must be ready ‘to fight in Europe once again’

Shawdesh desk: The new head of the British Army warned soldiers that they must prepare “to fight in Europe once again,” comments that take new meaning as Russia’s war against

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Russia to ‘intensify’ fighting, Zelensky warns as EU decision on Ukraine looms

Shawdesh desk; krainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia was likely to intensify its “hostile activity” this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on

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