Russia’s President Defends Invasion On Victory Day

Isolated from the Western world and facing unprecedented sanctions, Russia’s president defended his Ukraine invasion, invoking World War II, but without signaling an escalation.

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Hungary Opposes EU Sanctions Against Patriarch Kirill

Hungary said Sunday it would not support European Union plans to freeze the assets of Patriarch Kiril, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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North Korea preparing for imminent nuclear test, US says

The US warned Friday that North Korea could be ramping up its nuclear activities.

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Congress fires its first warning shot on Biden’s Iran deal

President Joe Biden’s bid to revive the Iran nuclear deal flunked its first test in the U.S. Senate.

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North Korea preparing nuclear test for first time in years, intelligence officials say

Western intelligence officials say North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear weapons test for the first time in over four years. Renewed tensions on the peninsula prompted China’s atomic envoy to meet his South Korean counterpart in Seoul on Tuesda…

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Iran Nuclear Deal Said Near Death, but West Not Ready to Pull Plug

Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran’s atomic program even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has divided the big powers.

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