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Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre

Russia said it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.

March 24, 2024 12:08 pm
 

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Princess Kate praised for 'extraordinary dignity' after cancer diagnosis

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, was praised on Saturday for her “extraordinary dignity”, as the shock announcement of her cancer diagnosis triggered an outpouring of support from well wishers.

March 24, 2024 9:11 am
 

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Russia, China veto US-led UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council turned down a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Israel-Hamas hostage deal.

March 23, 2024 11:17 am
 

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Ukraine drops Russia business blacklist after backlash

Ukraine has scrapped its “sponsors of war” blacklist, the centrepiece of its campaign to pressure companies doing business in Russia, the agency in charge said after a backlash from countries from Austria to China.

March 23, 2024 10:50 am
 

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.

March 23, 2024 9:42 am
 

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Gunmen kill 40 in attack at concert near Moscow, over 100 injured

At least 40 people were killed and 145 wounded when camouflage-clad gunmen fired with automatic weapons on concertgoers near Moscow in one of the deadliest attacks on Russia in decades.

March 23, 2024 8:35 am
 

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US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution

Israel’s spy chief was due to travel to Qatar for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the U.N. Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally.

March 22, 2024 6:02 pm
 

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Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion

Attacks flared in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as political groups appeared to get nearer to finalizing a transition council set to take over from an absent government.

March 22, 2024 5:23 pm
 

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Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain

Moldova’s Parliament endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union.

March 22, 2024 4:36 pm
 

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UN Security Council to vote Friday on US resolution on Gaza ceasefire

The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council to back a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Israel-Hamas hostage deal.

March 22, 2024 3:00 pm
 

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Somali pirates return, adding to global shipping crisis

As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline.

March 22, 2024 2:17 pm
 

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Launch aborted of Russian Soyuz spacecraft seconds before blast-off

The launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft was aborted just seconds before scheduled lift-off to the International Space Station (ISS)and the crew of a Russian, a Belarusian and an American were safety evacuated.

March 22, 2024 1:34 pm

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