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Live updates | Hungary to resist sanctions on Russian oil

17 May 2022, 6:22 PM PDT

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EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens

17 May 2022, 6:22 PM PDT

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Sweden ends neutrality, joins Finland in seeking NATO berth

17 May 2022, 6:22 PM PDT

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Yellen warns Europeans about working with China, urges unity

17 May 2022, 6:22 PM PDT

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Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

17 May 2022, 6:08 PM PDT

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Eagles of Death Metal members testify about Bataclan attack

17 May 2022, 3:22 PM PDT

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More than 100,000 people officially missing in Mexico

17 May 2022, 2:59 PM PDT

A Mexican mother looks at a wall of missing person notices in the western city of Guadalajara

Libya capital rocked by deadly battle as rival PM vies for power

17 May 2022, 2:58 PM PDT

A member of forces loyal to Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah stands before a military vehicle in the capital Tripoli on May 17, 2022 hours after forces of the rival Tobruk-based government withdrew following heavy fighting

Sweden, Finland to submit NATO membership bid Wednesday

17 May 2022, 2:58 PM PDT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Sweden and Finland would be welcomed 'with open arms'

Russian shelling destroys residential building in Bakhmut, Ukraine says

17 May 2022, 2:17 PM PDT

Ukraine ends fighting in Mariupol; evacuates last units from steel plant

Clashes break out in Tripoli, drive rival Libyan PM away

17 May 2022, 1:53 PM PDT

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Macron names Elisabeth Borne as France’s new prime minister

17 May 2022, 1:23 PM PDT

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US eases some sanctions on Venezuela to encourage political talks: official

17 May 2022, 12:42 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: The US is easing some sanctions on his regime to encourage it to hold talks with the opposition

Russia says hundreds of Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal

17 May 2022, 11:34 AM PDT

Ukraine's defence ministry says its troops have regained control of territory on the Russian border

More than 100,000 people officially missing in Mexico

17 May 2022, 11:34 AM PDT

Hundreds of thousands have been killed and gone missing in violence-wracked Mexico, authorities say

Finland’s parliament votes to join NATO amid Russia’s war in Ukraine

17 May 2022, 11:22 AM PDT

Finland's parliament votes to join NATO amid Russia's war in Ukraine

Mali arrests suspects after announcing foiled coup attempt

17 May 2022, 10:57 AM PDT

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Sweden, Finland push ahead with NATO bids as Turkey objects

17 May 2022, 10:28 AM PDT

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UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal

17 May 2022, 9:27 AM PDT

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Vatican minister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line

17 May 2022, 8:13 AM PDT

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EXPLAINER: Why is Turkey wary of Nordic states’ NATO bid?

17 May 2022, 7:42 AM PDT

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Zimbabwe urges sale of stockpile of seized elephant ivory

17 May 2022, 6:27 AM PDT

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German prosecutors seek 5 years for alleged ex-Nazi guard

17 May 2022, 6:27 AM PDT

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N. Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges

17 May 2022, 5:42 AM PDT

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Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line

17 May 2022, 5:28 AM PDT

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Kremlin critic Navalny appeals jail sentence

17 May 2022, 4:03 AM PDT

His hearing comes as Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics

Independent probe points to Israeli fire in journalist death

17 May 2022, 3:18 AM PDT

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UK to unveil unilateral plans for post-Brexit trade in N.Ireland

17 May 2022, 1:08 AM PDT

Media reports have said it is planning legislation allowing London to unilaterally override some of the rules around Northern Irish trade

Japan to trial group tours in move to ease Covid border rules

17 May 2022, 12:23 AM PDT

Japan has been closed to tourists for more than two years

Chile redeploys army to restive southern region

17 May 2022, 12:23 AM PDT

Soldiers are deployed to Temuco in Araucania in October last year

From civilian to soldier: Ukrainian army volunteer buried

17 May 2022, 12:03 AM PDT

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Young, poor and from minorities: the Russian troops killed in Ukraine

16 May 2022, 11:53 PM PDT

Russia has been remarkably tight-lipped on the number of its soldiers killed

US designates Guatemalan AG for ‘significant corruption’

16 May 2022, 10:38 PM PDT

Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras has been designated for 'significant corruption' by the United States government

Fear and hope under fire in Ukrainian village near Russian border

16 May 2022, 9:38 PM PDT

Soldiers of the Kraken Ukrainian special forces unit talk to a man at a destroyed bridge near the village of Ruska Lozova, north of Kharkiv

Egypt composer’s star rises with ‘Moon Knight’ fame

16 May 2022, 9:38 PM PDT

Following his score for the Pharaohs' Golden Parade last year, Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih was tapped to write the music for Marvel Studios' latest series, 'Moon Knight'

North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows

16 May 2022, 8:38 PM PDT

North Korea has deployed its military to help fight a growing outbreak of the coronavirus. (AFP)

Ukraine says mission at Mariupol steel mill is complete

16 May 2022, 8:33 PM PDT

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Rattled by Russia, Finns flock to military training

16 May 2022, 8:23 PM PDT

Finland bases its defence on compulsory military service

Iraqi merchants struggle on amid series of strong sandstorms

16 May 2022, 6:47 PM PDT

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Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

16 May 2022, 6:22 PM PDT

Kyiv says Russian troops are being transferred in the direction of Donbas after withdrawing from Kharkiv following the Ukrainian fightback