By Aya BatrawyAssociated Press An Al Jazeera correspondent who was shot dead on Wednesday during an Israeli raid in the West Bank was a highly respected journalist in the Middle […]
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As US Poised to Restrict Abortion, Other Nations Ease Access
By Astrid Suárez and Christopher ShermanAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, […]
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European Leaders Blast Cutoff of Russian Gas as ‘Blackmail’
By YESICA FISCH, JON GAMBRELL and VANESSA GERAAssociated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — European leaders blasted Russia’s decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail,” saying […]
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For Jews Fleeing Ukraine, Passover Takes on New Meaning
By Deepa BharathAssociated Press “Good morning! Happy morning!” Rabbi Avraham Wolff exclaimed, with a big smile, as he walked into the Chabad synagogue in Odesa on a recent morning. Russian […]
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Mariupol’s Dead Put at 5,000 as Ukraine Braces in the East
By Adam Schreck and Andrea RosaAssociated Press ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than […]
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Number of Ukraine Refugees Passes Worst-case U.N. Estimate
By Bassam Hatoum and Jamey KeatenAssociated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded has surpassed 4 million, the United Nations […]
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NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
By Nebi Qena and Cara AnnaAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in […]
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Back from Kyiv, Czech PM says Ukraine Needs more Weapons
By Vanessa Gera and Karel JanicekAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia safely returned to Central Europe on Wednesday after visiting […]
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Airstrike hits Ukraine Maternity Hospital, 17 Reported Hurt
By Vgeniy MaloletkaAssociated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that […]
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Refugee Count Tops 1 Million; Russians Besiege Ukraine Ports
By Jim Heintz, Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dasha LitvinovaAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia’s invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, […]