How Misha, a 19-Year-Old With Down Syndrome, Escaped Ukraine
As Russian missiles fell on the besieged Ukranian city of Mariupol, 19-year-old Misha Rohozhyn, who has Down syndrome, had a panic attack in a bomb shelter. He screamed so loudly…
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Russia Gains Ground in Bid to Encircle Troops Defending Ukraine’s East
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces made fresh gains in fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region Friday, engaging in street battles in the city of Severodonetsk, as Moscow brought to bear its…
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Ukraine Slams Idea of Swapping Land for Peace
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed suggestions that his country should cede territory to Russia in return for peace, comparing them to attempts to appease Nazi Germany, as Russia stepped…
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Russia’s Absence at Davos Marks Unraveling of Globalization
Organizers of the forum withheld invitations to Russians after President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, and the country’s absence from the meeting in Davos is…
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Companies Accused of Helping Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration accused the Russian government of helping Iran’s blacklisted military unit sell hundreds of millions of dollars of oil around the globe, as Washington levied a barrage of…
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Iran Used Secret U.N. Records to Evade Nuclear Probes
Iran secured access to secret United Nations atomic agency reports almost two decades ago and circulated the documents among top officials who prepared cover stories and falsified a record to…
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Russian Forces Expand Donbas Assault, but at Steep Cost
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces were pushing to encircle two cities in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, part of an all-out assault to take control of the Donbas region that is making progress,…
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North Korea Fires Three Missiles After Biden Ends Asia Trip
TOKYO—North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday that flew only briefly before landing in the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s military said. The missile…
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Russia Tries to Tighten Grip on Occupied Areas of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia is moving to tighten its hold over occupied parts of Ukraine as its military campaign to take more territory in the eastern Donbas region stalls in the face…
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Biden Says His Taiwan Policy Hasn’t Changed
President Biden in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: saul loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images TOKYO—President Biden said he would maintain longstanding U.S. policy toward Taiwan, a day after triggering global confusion when he…
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