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Grave choices for Nato as Ukraine war grinds on

A man is rescued by firefighters after an apartment block was heavily damaged by a missile strike in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Ukraine’s year of war and pain: Is there an end in sight?

A Ukrainian serviceman looks on from inside a tank at a position in Donetsk region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, June 11, 2022.

‘My language is now my weapon’: Ukrainians find new purposes in life amid war

Kira Meshcherska (top) and her stepsister Daria Tkachenko now often bunk down along the windowless corridor of their home in case of missiles at night

China to continue deepening ‘no limits’ relationship with Russia

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China February 4, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Gun control advocacy consistently outspent by pro-firearms lobby

Demonstrators hold signs at "March for Our Lives", one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, on June 11, 2022.

In America, crime comes in waves – and is a problem for Democrats

Crime in the US is complicated, involving the intersection of, among other factors, poverty, drugs, guns, gangs and race.

A brush with juvenile crime and tragedy in the US capital

Crimes committed by juveniles — individuals under the age of 18 — have been on the rise in the nation’s capital in recent years.

In Washington DC, the kids are not all right

In March 2021. two teenage girls armed with a stun gun tried to carjack Mr Mohammad Anwar, an UberEats delivery driver.

Crime wave in the US: Concerns growing over public safety

Tide turning as spotlight falls on oceans’ climate role

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 12, 2021 shows boats sailing among the Marmara sea covered with sea snot, a jelly-like layer of slime that develops on the surface of the water due to the excessive proliferation of phytoplankton, gravely threatening the marine biome, in the Darica district of Kocaeli, Turkey. - Climate change heats the seas, plankton are on the move -- with potentially profound consequences for both ocean life and humans. Plankton -- organisms carried on the tides -- are the foundation of the marine food web. But they are also part of an intricately balanced system that helps keep us all alive. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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