Conservationists say new marine rules to prevent overfishing in Antarctica’s pristine waters are desperately needed, but that Russia could once again block progress.
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‘Kill everyone’: Russian violence in Ukraine was strategic
When Russian troops crossed from Belarus into Ukraine in late February, pressing toward Kyiv, they were ordered to block and destroy ‘nationalist resistance.’
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Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war
Ukrainian authorities ask citizens not to return home yet and further tax the country’s battered energy infrastructure, and Western countries consider how to rebuild Ukraine when the war ends.
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Ukrainian forces advance against Russian fighters in Kherson and Bakhmut
The Ukrainians appeared to extend their recent success in recapturing occupied territories and in pushing Moscow’s troops into retreat in areas that President Vladimir Putin has claimed now belong to Russia.
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Russian court rejects Brittney Griner’s appeal of 9-year prison sentence
Griner’s February arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington, just days before Russia sent troops into Ukraine.
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Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites
Ukrainians are bracing for less electric power this winter following a sustained Russian barrage on their infrastructure in recent weeks.
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Russia’s defense chief warns of ‘dirty bomb’ provocation
The region is one of four that Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed last month and put under Russian martial law on Thursday.
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Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia; 2 pilots die
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known, and an official probe has started.
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Russian-installed authorities order evacuation of Kherson
Ukrainian troops will wage a counteroffensive to recapture one of the first urban areas Russia took after invading the country.
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U.S., Russian defense chiefs hold first talks in months
U.S. has expanded its military footprint in Eastern Europe and in the Baltics in response to the Ukraine war, and the dearth of conversation between Washington and Moscow has become a concern.