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A child was among 15 people killed and more than 50 injured in Kyiv on Thursday after Russia unleashed a combined missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital. At such a critical moment in US ...

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Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill presented by president Volodymyr Zelensky that restores the independence of two of the country’s key anti-corruption watchdogs, reversing his ...

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As the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne has seen the monarchy evolve up close. Born in ...

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, 12, has become the youngest medallist in World Aquatics Championships history after earning relay ...