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Convicted former Russian mayor cuts jail time short by agreeing to fight in Ukraine | National

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Ukraine’s Kyiv comes under attack for first time in months, mayor says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Strong explosions heard in the capital in first attack on the city since September. Ukraine’s Kyiv has come under attack for the first time in months, the city’s mayor has said, as large explosions were heard in the capital. “Strong explosions were heard on the left bank of the capital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said […]

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Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

TOKYO — Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a detterent resulting from uneasiness over Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas, commenting Sunday as the city remembered the atomic bombing of 78 years ago. The observance came two months after Hiroshima hosted a summit of the Group of 7 major […]

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Alaska Legislature to face familiar challenges this year | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature convenes for a new session Tuesday with a bipartisan coalition controlling the Senate for the first time in over a decade, a divided House struggling to organize for the third straight term and a newly reelected Republican governor who said he’s interested in working with lawmakers and “problem […]

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Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor’s office in a key eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists was struck by rockets Sunday morning, Russian state agencies reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties. According to RIA Novosti, the municipal building in Donetsk was seriously damaged by the attack, which local separatist authorities blamed on […]

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Biden signs bill to avert government shutdown, aid Ukraine | Politics | #alaska | #politics

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Ex-mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Russian army

MOSCOW — The former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city was arrested Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country’s military, part of a crackdown on critics of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Police arrested Yevgeny Roizman, 59 who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg in 2013-2018, following searches at his apartment and office. Roizman told reporters […]

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Risks of disaster at nuclear plant ‘increasing every day’: Mayor | Russia-Ukraine war News

Last week, the facility in Ukraine came under repeated fire, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the potentially catastrophic escalation. The risk of disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russian troops is “increasing every day”, the mayor of the city where the facility is located says. The Zaporizhzhia power plant, Europe’s […]

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Ukraine will never forget Poland’s help, says Kyiv mayor – The First News

Klitschko thanked Warsaw authorities for the distinction in a recorded speech played during a ceremonial session of Warsaw Council. His brother Vladimir received the award in Warsaw on his behalf. Radek Pietruszka/PAP Ukraine will never forget the help from Poland in the current situation of Russian aggression, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said while accepting […]

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Today in History: July 25, Concorde crash near Paris | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Today in History Today is Monday, July 25, the 206th day of 2022. There are 159 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction […]

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