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Explainer-Why does Russia want to capture the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?

By Andrew Osborn and Anastasiia Malenko MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces are starting to encircle the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of villages to its south, and Ukraine has halted production at its only coking coal mine nearby. Following are key facts about Pokrovsk, which Russians call by its Soviet-era…

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Ukraine’s Zelensky urges China to put pressure on North Korea over troops in Russia

Ukraine’s Zelensky urges China to put pressure on North Korea over troops in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to exert influence on North Korea in response to the deployment of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops in the Ukraine war. “The Korean nation should not lose its people in the battles in Europe. And this can be influenced, particularly by Korea’s neighbours, especially China,” Zelensky…

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‘Starting world war 3’: Biden accused of pushing ‘aggressive’ policies ahead of Trump presidency

‘Starting world war 3’: Biden accused of pushing ‘aggressive’ policies ahead of Trump presidency

Donald Trump Jr. is accusing the Biden administration of stoking tensions that could lead to “World War 3” ahead of his father’s return to the White House in January. The claim comes after President Joe Biden authorised the Ukrainian military to use American-supplied long-range missiles to target Russian territory, a move that could escalate tensions…

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