30 h. ago US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions rise

The Carl Vinson will join the Harry S. Truman as US forces hammer Yemen’s Houthi rebels with near-daily air strikes.

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49 h. ago Russia captures Ukrainian village as tensions rise over energy site attacks, minerals deal

Russia has seized Rozlyv village in the Donetsk region, which Moscow claims to have annexed despite not having full control over it.

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6 d. ago China's Xi calls on top executives to help ‘uphold global order' as trade tensions with U.S. rise

China's Xi calls on top executives to help ‘uphold global order' as trade tensions with U.S. rise  NBC DFW

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8 d. ago Ukraine and Russia agree to Black Sea ceasefire and ban on energy attacks

If implemented, the deal would represent the clearest progress yet towards a wider ceasefire and peace talks to end the conflict.

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2 w. ago Zelensky to speak with Trump on Wednesday, says US should monitor ceasefire

Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire.

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2 w. ago Trump pushes Zelensky to put Ukraine power plants under US control

Suggestion was part of phone call in which Zelensky accepted Russia’s offer for a mutual pause in attacks on energy targets for 30 days.

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2 w. ago What to do with North Korean POWs in Ukraine? Kyiv, Seoul discuss

Ukraine says it has captured North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region. Thousands more are thought to have been killed or injured.

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3 w. ago VOA Mandarin: DRC wants mineral deal with US, potential check on China's dominance

VOA Mandarin: DRC wants mineral deal with US, potential check on China's dominance  Voice of America

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