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Key Ukraine town faces ‘multi-thousand’ Russian force, top commander admits

Ukraine’s top military commander has admitted his soldiers are facing “difficult conditions” defending Pokrovsk – a key eastern front-line town

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Rob Jetten’s centrist liberals lead Dutch election, exit poll says

The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten have taken a shock lead in the Dutch election, according to the main exit

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Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan

Damian Zane and Danai Nesta Kupemba Reuters Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes because

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Video appears to show alleged thieves escaping

Video has emerged appearing to show the alleged thieves behind the Louvre heist making their escape on a mechanical ladder

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What does Kevin Federline’s upcoming book say about Britney Spears?

Ana Faguy and James FitzGerald Getty Images The pair’s divorce was finalised in 2007 The ex-husband of pop star Britney

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Polish judge refuses to extradite Nord Stream blasts suspect over ‘just act’

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent in Warsaw Omar Marques/Getty Images Volodymyr Zhuravlyov was released after the judge delivered his

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Military says it has seized power in Madagascar after president moves to ‘safe place’

Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, Antananarivo and Danai Nesta Kupemba ‘We have seized power,’ says head of military unit An elite military

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No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast

No survivors are expected to be found after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday that has

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US envoys and regional figures join third day of Gaza peace talks

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, Istanbul and David Gritten EPA The talks seek to end the devastating war in Gaza which has

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Snowstorm traps 1000 people on slopes of Mount Everest

Rescue efforts are under way in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest where a snowstorm has trapped nearly 1,000