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Britain: 'Intensive Wave' of Russia’s Strikes on Ukraine Expected to Continue

Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update about the Russian invasion of Ukraine that Russia is expected to continue an “intensive wave” of long-range strikes across Ukraine, “primarily targeting the power distribution network.”

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Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Target Kherson

Ukraine said Russia attacks Wednesday included missiles fired at civilian targets in the southern city of Kherson.

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported 33 missiles fired at Kherson, which Ukraine recaptured after Russian forces withdrew last month.

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US Spending Bill Includes Sanctions for Harassing, Surveilling Iranian Citizens

A $1.7 trillion spending bill the U.S. Congress passed last week includes a measure seeking accountability for people working for or on behalf of the government of Iran to harass and surveil Iranian citizens.

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Russia Retaliates Against Oil Price Cap by Banning Sales

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that the country would ban any oil exports to countries that agreed to an oil price cap imposed by Western nations that took effect earlier this month.

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Russia Says Ukraine Can Decide to Meet Its Demands or Else Russian Army Will Decide

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state media it is up to the Ukrainian government to determine how long the fighting in Ukraine will go on.

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UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan

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The Taliban de facto authorities have issued several orders rolling back the rights of women and girls in Afghan society. In this file photo, a health worker cares for a young boy in Parwan Province.

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Zelenskyy Says ‘Faith and Patience’ will Help Ukraine Endure

In a video address to Ukrainians celebrating Christmas late Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they were creating their own Christmas miracle by remaining unbowed and defiant in the face of Russian attacks.

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Person Calling Media Outlets With Censorship Orders Was Not Government Official, Somalia Says

Somali officials are denying that a member of the presidential office made calls to several media outlets ordering them to submit content for review.

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UNHCR urges States to act now to save lives in the Andaman Sea

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is reminding States in the region that some 190 desperate people are on the verge of perishing at sea, adrift somewhere between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal as pleas to rescue and disembark them are continuously ignored.

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More than twenty million children suffering in the Horn of Africa as drought intensifies – UNICEF

UNICEF warns of funding shortfall as the region faces an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season and poor outlook for the sixth

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On 27 October 2022 in Puntland, Somalia, 1-year-old Aisha Mohamed is held by her mother, Isniino Ali, while being treated for severe acute malnutrition at Garowe General Hospital Stabilization Centre