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1 month ago | 
localnews8.com | Christian Edwards |Maria Kostenko |Benjamin Brown
Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko and Benjamin Brown, CNN(CNN) — President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops have not been encircled by Russian forces in Kursk region, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of “lying” about the situation on the ground.
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Christian Edwards |Anna Chernova |Edward Jozef Szekeres
By Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova and Edward SzekeresUS President Donald Trump suggests that Ukraine "may be Russian someday", throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself against Moscow's full-scale invasion for nearly three years.
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2 months ago | 
localnews8.com | Christian Edwards
Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham’ election By Christian Edwards, CNN(CNN) — Belarusians are voting in a closely managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader. The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020, Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory with more than 80% of the vote.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Christian Edwards
Yemen’s Houthis free crew of Red Sea cargo ship after 14 months in captivity By Christian Edwards, CNN(CNN) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its fighters hijacked the vessel in the Red Sea, as part of its campaign of attacks in support of Hamas in its war against Israel.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Christian Edwards |Shawn Deng |Alayna Treene
Trump holds ‘very good’ phone call with China’s President Xi By Christian Edwards, Shawn Deng and Alayna Treene, CNN(CNN) — Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-president elect prepares to return to the White House next week. “I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Sharon Braithwaite |Christian Edwards |Adam Pourahmadi
Italy releases Iranian businessman wanted by US over drone attack that killed Americans By Sharon Braithwaite, Christian Edwards and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN(CNN) — Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at the request of the United States following a drone attack that killed three Americans, has been released.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Christian Edwards
Germany tows disabled Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker adrift in Baltic Sea By Christian Edwards, CNN(CNN) — Germany is working to secure a drifting Russian oil tanker, believed to be part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” used to fund its war in Ukraine, after it lost control in the Baltic Sea. The Eventin tanker, carrying nearly 100,000 tons of oil thought to be from Russia, lost power near the German island of Rügen on Friday, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) said.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Shawn Deng |Christian Edwards |Allegra Goodwin |Benjamin Brown
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death By Shawn Deng, Christian Edwards, Allegra Goodwin and Benjamin Brown, CNN(CNN) — Violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities, videos from the northwestern region of Shaanxi have shown.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Maria Kostenko |Christian Edwards
Ukraine says it attacked fuel depot serving Russian strategic bombers’ air base By Maria Kostenko and Christian Edwards, CNN(CNN) — Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia in an overnight attack targeting an oil facility serving a military airfield in the city of Engels, nearly 400 miles from the border, Ukraine’s military said Wednesday.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
localnews8.com | Maria Kostenko |Christian Edwards |Nick Paton Walsh
Russia claims capture of eastern Ukrainian town as fighting rages in Kursk By Maria Kostenko, Christian Edwards and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN(CNN) — Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv launched a counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk.
