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Bulgaria will no longer provide weapons from its army stocks to Ukraine, the prime minister of the NATO and EU member said on June 10, calling for "the pursuit of a diplomatic sol…
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The US president warns Iran "will have to pay the price" for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks.
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Amnesty International accused Israel on June 10 of conducting an “ethnic cleansing” campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures…
Often skews younger than its source material in ways that don’t really serve the larger story it's trying to tell.