Ukrainian officials planned 'mass strikes' on Moscow and other cities 'with everything' they had, but they stood down after US intervention: report

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Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2023.
Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2023.

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Americans trying to flee Sudan are hiring private security companies to get out of the civil war zone after the US said no military evacuation is coming

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TOPSHOT - Sudanese greet army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. - Battling fighters in Sudan said they had agreed to an hours-long humanitarian pause, including to evacuate wounded, on the second day of raging urban battles that killed more than 50 civilians including three UN staff and sparking international outcry.

A Chinese tech company fired an employee for taking medical 'bed rest' on a tropical island instead of recuperating at home

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Tourists bask themselves on the sunny beach at Yalong Bay National Resort on January 29, 2017 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China. Many tourists put up tents and go camping to escape the cold winter at Yalong Bay National Resort in Sanya during Spring Festival.
A Chinese tech company in Beijing fired an employee after he spent his bed rest on a tropical island.

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Western countries have scrambled to deliver billions of dollars of military gear to Ukraine. Getting it to the frontlines is a whole other problem.

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A US Marine Corps M777 155 mm howitzer is loaded on a C-17 at a base in California in April 2022.

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Inside India's 15,000 extravagant, abandoned mansions, built by spice and gem tycoons and left to decay

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A cyclist is photographed in a blurry silhouette in front of a mansion in Chettinad in 2010.
A cyclist is photographed in a blurry silhouette in front of a mansion in Chettinad in 2010.

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Ukrainian troops have established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Dnipro river, implying Russia's defensive positions are weakening, report says

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A damaged church is seen in still occupied Oleshky on the other side of the Dnipro in Kherson, Ukraine.
A damaged church is seen in still occupied Oleshky on the other side of the Dnipro on November 13, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine

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Alleged former Wagner fighters claim they killed young children in Ukraine

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A former Russian criminal prisoner who was fighting with Wagner in an interrogation room after being captured by Ukrainian soldiers near Bakhmut on March 12, 2023.

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Even Chinese companies are moving supply chains out China to avoid geopolitical risks. Here are the 6 places they're heading for instead.

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A worker produces diaphragm pumps for export to Spain at a workshop in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
China is the world's factory — but even its homegrown companies are moving out.

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70-year-old Russian woman who called President Zelenskyy a 'handsome young man' fined for 'discrediting' Russian military, says human rights group

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson give a press conference on August 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russian jets are dropping bombs rejigged with guidance systems that are delivering 'devastating hits' upon Ukrainian lines, report says

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A member of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team walks looks at the debris of a residential building, destroyed following an air strike in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A member of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team walks looks at the debris of a residential building, destroyed following an air strike in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region on April 10, 2023, amid
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