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Call me anytime: Zelenskyy plays the long game with Xi Jinping

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is happy to unleash withering criticism against countries including Hungary and Germany for getting too close to the...

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Russian oil finds ‘wide open’ back door to Europe, critics say

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has declared Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas “history.” But others, from senior Ukrainian officials...

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Macron on the brink: How French pensions revolt could wreck his presidency

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will face a moment of reckoning Thursday as lawmakers gear up for a final vote on the...

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Zelenskyy digs in against calls to quit Bakhmut

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Doubts are growing about the wisdom of holding the shattered frontline city of Bakhmut against relentless Russian assaults, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

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ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over child deportations from Ukraine

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the forced transfer of children to Russia after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians accuse Russia of attempting...

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Germany, Japan pledge to boost cooperation on economic security

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Germany and Japan agreed on Saturday to strengthen cooperation on economic security in the aftermath of tensions over global supply chains and the economic impact of the war in Ukraine. In the first high-ministerial...

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Ukraine cheers rollover of grain deal, but Russia objects again

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A deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports to pass through the blockaded Black Sea has been extended for 120 days, Ukraine announced Saturday, but Russia again griped that it would only assent to a full...

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Provocative Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. A provocative Vladimir Putin made a surprise weekend visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, one of the symbols of Ukrainian resistance. Mariupol, a port city...

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Macron faces no-confidence votes amid nationwide protests

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Emmanuel Macron’s government faces several motions of no confidence in the National Assembly Monday after his government forced through a deeply...

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Why Xi Jinping is still Vladimir Putin’s best friend

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. As he jets off for a state visit to Moscow this week, China’s President Xi Jinping is doing so in defiance of massive...