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Cape Verde beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Friday to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 for the first time, completing an unbeaten Group H
Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast on Wednesday, killing at least 235 people in the country's worst seismic event in a century. Rescue teams work through collapsed buildings in La Guaira as the death toll climbs and Mexico, Chile, and
Addressing members of the British Parliament on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the symbols of the new coalition – the aircraft coalition – and stressed that Ukraine needs aircraft. “In
“The most reasonable action today is a complete ceasefire in Ukraine. No strings attached,” Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters today addressed members of the UN Security Council with these words. Waters was
On February 6, Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on the creation of a special commission to work with opponents of the regime who wish to return to their homeland. Accepting the report
The Polish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned a Belarusian charge d’affaires after a Polish-born journalist in Belarus was sentenced to eight years in prison in a case Warsaw says is politically motivated.
The White House issued guidelines on Wednesday on expanding the use of American-made products in government-funded infrastructure projects. President Joe Biden, in his State of the Union address, highlighted efforts to ensure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke in the British Parliament on Wednesday. He said that at this stage it is extremely important that Ukraine receives fighter jets from Western countries. Zelenskyyy thanked the
The White House on Wednesday denied a blog post by American journalist Seymour Hersh that the United States was behind the explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipeline. “This is an absolute
The Netherlands will continue to hold Russia responsible for the 2014 crash of passenger flight Boeing MH17 over eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. The announcement came after
According to estimates by the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, the danger of Russian “military pressure” on the Baltic countries and the security risks for these countries have increased in the medium and
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a phone conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, during which they discussed security and economic cooperation issues, the State Department said. “They discussed continuing
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