Attorneys for three news organizations banished from the White House by the Trump administration were back in court

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Russia’s latest attack on civilians comes after deadly missile strikes hit the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, a site visited by UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband on a trip to the country on Thursday

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The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies

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Gen. David Petraeus said China remains the biggest challenge for the US, ahead of Russia and Iran

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The unusual public confrontation between Ukraine and South Korea has raised questions about how relations between two nations facing the consequences of growing Russian-North Korean military cooperation deteriorated so sharply. Shweta Sharma reports

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The two leaders are expected to confirm a joint UK-Germany security partnership

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Fuel prices are higher than ever because of Trump’s war on Iran. Some motorists feeling that pain at the pump are reluctant to blame the president, while others are ready to vent. Andrew Feinberg and economist Rahat Hossen report on how $7 diesel tests loyalty and strains livelihoods as they crisscross the country

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South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

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Rescuers are searching through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile in Pryluky, Ukraine

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Rescuers are searching through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile in Pryluky, Ukraine

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US envoys Steve Witkoff ‌and Jared Kushner are meeting Ukrainian ‌representatives in Miami on Friday

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A shortage of combat-ready troops has plagued Ukraine ever since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022

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The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner

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