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Ukraine Pushes France for Fighter Jets
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov visited Paris for talks with French leaders on Tuesday, pushing for fighter jets to help Kyiv’s fighters fend off Russia’s nearly year-long invasion.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister in France Amid Push for Fighter Jets
The prospect of supplying Ukraine with fighter jets was expected to be on the agenda Tuesday as Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov visited Paris for talks with French leaders.
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Pope Francis Begins 6-Day Peace Pilgrimage to Central Africa
Pope Francis is heading to central Africa Tuesday to bring a message of peace to two of the region’s most violence-plagued nations.
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Peru's Congress Postpones Debate on Election Proposal
Lawmakers in Peru have postponed debate on a proposal from embattled President Dina Boularte to schedule general elections for later this year.
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Ukrainian President: ‘We Have to Make Time Our Weapon’
Russian strikes in the Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed three people Sunday and injured six.
The strike prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, once again, to express the need for allies to speed up their deliveries of promised weapons.
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UK: Russia Will ‘Likely Struggle’ to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion
Russia also announced plans to reestablish Moscow and Leningrad military districts. The U.K. Defense Ministry said that move represents “a partial return to the Soviet era organization of forces in Western Russia.”
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EU Parliament Calls for Iran's Revolutionary Guard to Be Added to Terror List
European Council officials said Friday they expect additional European Union sanctions to be placed on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one day after the European Parliament called for the group to be added to the EU terror list.
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Former Wagner Fighter Seeks Asylum in Norway
A man claiming to be a former commander in the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who fought in Ukraine is seeking asylum in Norway after fleeing there last week.
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China’s Population Declines for First Time in Six Decades
Figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Statistics show China had 9.56 million births in 2022, while 10.41 million people died, a decline of 850,000 people. The decline was the first since the late 1950s, when founder Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward economic experiment caused massive famine, killing millions of people.
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On King Holiday, Biden Declares, 'In America, Hate Will Not Prevail'
President Joe Biden declared Monday that "in America, hate will not prevail," as he recalled the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday commemorating the slain civil rights leader and his quest for justice and equal rights for Blacks in the United States.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020