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Syria and ISIS Live Updates: Latest News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Kurdish-led militia that has been battling Islamic State fighters for control of a prison in northeastern Syria said Wednesday that it had retaken the whole complex.

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Live Updates on Russia-Ukraine Tensions: Russia Holds Military Drills

With little sign of diplomatic progress, and rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War, Russia on Tuesday announced a flurry of military drills across its vast territory, spanning from the Pacific Ocean to its western flank around Ukraine.

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Covid-19 and Omicron Variant News: Live Updates

The pandemic that has convulsed the world for more than two years is entering a “new phase” globally, and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus offers “plausible hope” for a return to normalcy in the months ahead, the World Health Organization’s top official in Europe said in a statement released Monday.

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U.S.-Russia Talks Over Ukraine as Military Buildup Continues: Live Updates

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‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward

WASHINGTON — A small but growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition.

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Blinken Visits Ukraine, Warning of ‘Short Notice’ Russian Attack

KYIV — Two days before a meeting with the Russian foreign minister in Geneva, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia could attack Ukraine “on very short notice” and warned of “confrontation and consequences for Russia” if it does.

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Two Earthquakes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 27

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two earthquakes struck a remote, mountainous area of western Afghanistan, killing at least 27 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said on Tuesday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/world/asia/afghanistan-earthquakes.html

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Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts

Boats bashed into a quiet harbor in Southern California, a remote island was battered in Japan by four-foot waves and two women were swept to their deaths on a beach in Peru — some 6,000 miles from an undersea volcanic eruption so powerful that the tsunami it set off churned ocean waters halfway across the globe.

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Hackers Bring Down Government Sites in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Hackers brought down several Ukrainian government websites on Friday, posting a message on the site of the Foreign Ministry saying, “Be afraid and expect the worst.” It was the latest in a long line of cyberattacks targeting the country amid its conflict with Russia.

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Russia and West at Impasse as Ukraine Urges Reversal of Troop Buildup

VIENNA — Ukraine said on Thursday that Russia had massed 106,000 troops and 1,500 tanks near its border and called for “verified withdrawal” of Russian forces, while Moscow repeated warnings that it could “take all necessary measures” to assure its security, as a third round of talks on military security in Eastern Europe failed to yield a breakthrough.