Ted Cruz says wearing the Ukrainian flag is 'like a COVID mask' — arguing that support for Ukraine among Democrats has become a 'virtue signal'

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks with reporters during a series of the votes at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks with reporters during a series of the votes at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Dozens of migrants, including a baby, killed after their overloaded boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Italy

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This photo obtained from Italian news agency Ansa, taken on February 26, 2023 shows rescuers handling a body bag at the site of a shipwreck in Steccato di Cutro, south of Crotone, after a migrants' boat sank off Italy's southern Calabria region.

War in Ukraine by the numbers: Mass deaths, billions in aid, thousands of destroyed tanks, and more stats that paint an image of Russia's unprovoked invasion

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A collage of five photographs showing scenes from the war in Ukraine

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Zelenskyy predicts Vladimir Putin will be toppled by his own people. They will 'find a reason to kill the killer,' said Ukraine's president

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and Vladimir Putin (R).

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Heinz plans to give a new boat to a man who says he survived 24 days stranded at sea by eating ketchup after tracking him down

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Elvis Francois said he still liked ketchup despite his ordeal.

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EU bans TikTok on government phones as national security concerns grow from Western lawmakers. TikTok says it feels blindsided by the lack of 'due process.'

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Russian oligarchs' superyachts have avoided the US west coast and the Mediterranean since Russia invaded Ukraine, heat maps show

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Heat map showing Russian oligarch yacht traffic across the world before and after the invasion of Ukraine, next to a picture of Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris.
Heat map showing Russian oligarch yacht traffic across the world before and after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Russian lawmaker who hung noodles on his ears to mock Putin's speech might face punishment

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Mikhail Abdalkin shared a video of himself watching Vladimir Putin's speech with noodles hanging off his ears.
Mikhail Abdalkin shared a video of himself watching Vladimir Putin's speech with noodles hanging off his ears.

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How Ukraine's 'lifeline' railway runs even as Russia bombs it, according to a man fighting to keep the trains on time

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Ukrainian soldier Vasyl Khomko, 42, carries flowers as he waits for his wife and daughter at the train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.
Ukrainian soldier Vasyl Khomko, 42, carries flowers as he waits for his wife and daughter at the train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.

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DoJ moves to seize 6 luxury properties in New York, the Hamptons, and Florida worth $75 million from sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

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Image of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg (front) and Park Avenue, where he owns a property.
Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg owns a property on Park Avenue in New York, per the DoJ.

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