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  1. 2 minutes ago

    Ukraine has stepped up calls for Western allies to supply military jets in the face of the Russian invasion, but quickly providing war planes would be highly unusual and risky. What are the options?

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  2. VIDEO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounces unkept "promises" by the West, saying that the responsibility for the casualties from Russia's ongoing invasion "rests also on those who were not capable to take a decision in the West for 13 days"

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  3. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil on Tuesday, in the latest sanction in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to US media

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  4. Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has ended any debate about his future by signing a contract extension through to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Irish Rugby Football Union announced on Tuesday

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  5. Biden to announce ban on Russian oil imports: US media

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  6. Johnny Sexton commits to Ireland till 2023 World Cup: IRFU

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  7. Harry Kane has outlined his desperation to return to the Champions League as Tottenham launch a late bid to finish in the top four of the Premier League following a frustrating season

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  8. Map of Nigeria locating Kebbi State where gunmen killed at least 57 members of a local self-defence vigilante group, according to a security source and local residents

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  9. Iran says its second military satellite -- named Nour-2 -- has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards

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  10. Changes in the nickel price in dollars per tonne, since Feb 22

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  11. Latest developments in Russia's war with ➡️

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  12. Gunmen kill at least 57 militiamen in northwest Nigeria: security source, residents

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  13. 1 hour ago

    More than two million people have now fled since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to the latest data from the United Nations

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  14. 1 hour ago

    "There should not be a full-scale invasion of another country in the 21st century." Ex-soldier Hunter Francis has no connection to Ukraine. But when he saw that Russian troops were shelling residential areas there, he flew over to join the battle

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    1 hour ago

    Sudanese women footballers tackle hurdles to play the game. 📸 Ashraf Shazly

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  16. 2 hours ago

    Russia is directly targeting Ukraine's nuclear facilities in a strategy to undermine Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion but the tactic carries grave risks, observers say

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  17. 2 hours ago

    Malaysia will re-open to all vaccinated tourists from April 1, authorities said Tuesday, joining a growing number of countries removing restrictions in an attempt to live with Covid

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    Former UK House of Commons speaker John Bercow was branded a "serial liar" in an official report that upheld bullying claims against him and recommended he should be denied a parliamentary pass for life

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    VIDEO: Australia's first Test in Pakistan for nearly a quarter of a century ended in a draw on Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

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  20. 2 hours ago

    What are the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine? ▶️ Moscow announces ceasefire in five cities ▶️ The UN says 2 million refugees from war ▶️ Zelensky slams unkept promises ▶️ China's Xi urges restraint ➡️ by &

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