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  • Passenger plane crash in Russia’s Far East kills all 48 people aboard, officials say

    Passenger plane crash in Russia’s Far East kills all 48 people aboard, officials say

    MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger plane crashed Thursday in Russia’s Far East, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, officials said.

    The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning…

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  • Wartime protests prove Ukraine’s democratic instincts are still strong

    Wartime protests prove Ukraine’s democratic instincts are still strong

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to reverse course on Thursday over plans to curb the powers of the country’s…

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  • The Guardian view on Ukraine’s protests: Zelenskyy must heed critics at home and abroad | Editorial

    The Guardian view on Ukraine’s protests: Zelenskyy must heed critics at home and abroad | Editorial

    When Russian troops rolled across the border in 2022, it established a new contract between Ukrainians and their president. The existential need for unity was cemented by admiration for Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s courage, and recognition of his…

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  • Bombs on Board: The Strange Streak of Russian Ship Explosions

    Bombs on Board: The Strange Streak of Russian Ship Explosions

    On or around July 16, it happened again: a tanker linked to Russia exploded under mysterious circumstances. It was the eighth such explosion involving a Russian-linked ship since the beginning of the year. 

    No one has claimed…

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  • Trump Attacks India’s Russian Oil Purchases

    Trump Attacks India’s Russian Oil Purchases

    India thought it had found clear waters. Initial U.S. and European hand-wringing over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave way to a grudging but quiet acceptance of geopolitical…

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  • BBC Verify Live: Analysing Thailand-Cambodia clash footage, Russia strikes and latest crime numbers

    BBC Verify Live: Analysing Thailand-Cambodia clash footage, Russia strikes and latest crime numbers

    What is the UK’s trade deficit with India?published at 11:32 British Summer Time 24 July

    Daniel Wainwright
    BBC Verify senior data journalist

    Image source, Getty Images

    The UK and India have signed a major trade deal that…

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  • Plane crash in eastern Russia kills all 48 people on board

    Plane crash in eastern Russia kills all 48 people on board

    Forty-eight people have died in a plane crash in Russia’s Far East, the head of the country’s Amur region said in a statement Thursday.

    The An-24 passenger plane disappeared from radar as it travelled from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the…

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