China weighs in on the war in Ukraine, pushing Europe to stop trying to get Kyiv a 'complete victory' over Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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A secret Russian satellite has broken apart in orbit, creating a cloud of debris that could last a century

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An illustration of a satellite breaking up above Earth.

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Russia's growing use of China's yuan is no threat to the dollar, and it could end up hurting Moscow's economy, think tank says

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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US allies bordering Russia are buying up HIMARS, weapons that have devastated Putin's forces in Ukraine, and longer-range rockets and missiles for them

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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
A US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Ukraine has used these weapons to great effect against Russian forces.

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Top Indian refiners are using the UAE's currency instead of the US dollar to buy Russian crude, report says

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Ukrainian MP blames looming Russian offensive on Western countries taking months to send tanks: ‘People will die because of this’

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People kneel as the Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of their comrade Oleh Yurchenko killed in a battlefield with Russian forces in the Donetsk region during a commemoration ceremony in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of a comrade killed in the Donetsk region, January 8, 2023.

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Top lawmakers want answers from Meta on documents which show that 245,000 developers in 'high risk' countries like China may have been able to access user data pre-2014

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Facebook's internal presentation was unsealed in a California court.

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Ukraine has its sights on US-made fighter jets, but those aren't Kyiv's 'most pressing need,' top Democrat says

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A Ukrainian Su-27 takes off behind a California Air National Guard F-16C at a base in Ukraine in July 2011.

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A key ally of Putin said he wants to invade Poland next, ignoring Russia's inability to capture Ukraine

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Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov attends a military parade in the Chechen capital Grozny, Russia, in May 2022.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov attends a military parade in the Chechen capital Grozny in May 2022.

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Exclusive: The FBI's McGonigal labyrinth

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"What are you, a drug dealer now?" Charlie McGonigal's then-girlfriend recalls asking him when, she says, he bought a second phone to continue communicating through an encrypted app.

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