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Europe Russia has blamed the United States and NATO for rising tension around Ukraine. Ukraine now says that there are 135,000 Russian soldiers close to its borders, with many more entering Belarus r
Africa Burkina Faso’s army says that it has deposed President Roch Kabore. In an announcement yesterday, the army said the constitution has been suspended, the government has been dissolved and the bo
Europe The United Kingdom has said that Russia has plans to install a pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said that intelligence from the UK’s secret service shows th
