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How Russia's grabbing of Crimea led to war with Ukraine, tensions with West

Now that Putin has been anointed to another six-year term as president, he is determined to extend his gains in Ukraine amid Russia's battlefield successes and waning Western support for Kyiv

With poll win in his pocket, Putin wants to secure a buffer zone in Ukraine

This "security zone", Putin said, "would be quite difficult to penetrate using the foreign-made strike assets at the enemy's disposal"

Kim Jong Un supervised tests of artillery systems targeting Seoul: N Korea

The report came a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries said they detected North Korea firing multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward waters off its eastern coast

Trump endorses Ohio candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open

Merrin drew statewide attention for leading an intraparty rebellion in the Ohio House last year after a bitter fight over the speakership

Netanyahu to send officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah ops

Biden hasn't endorsed Schumer's call for election but said he thought he gave a good speech that reflected the concerns of many Americans

UK's contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda likely to clear Parl

That would be a boost for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is facing disquiet from fellow Conservative lawmakers as the party lags in opinion polls ahead of an election due this year

Supreme Court denies ex-Trump aide Navarro's bid to halt prison sentence

Navarro was found guilty of defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House January 6 committee

Famine imminent in Gaza as Israel launches another raid on hospital: UN

The alarming report came as Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and open more crossings

Impossible to post bond covering $454 mn fraud verdict: Trump's lawyers

The former president's lawyers wrote in a court filing that obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount of the judgment is not possible under the circumstances presented

Pak targets suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, tensions rise

The airstrikes came two days after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a military post in northwest Pakistan, killing seven soldiers

North Korea supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia, says Seoul

North Korea in exchange possibly received badly needed food and economic aid and military assistance aimed at upgrading Kim's forces, according to South Korean officials and private experts

Israel launches raid on Gaza hospital, alleges presence of Hamas' militants

Gaza's Health Ministry said the Israeli army was directing gun and missile fire at a building used for specialised surgeries

China's EAM Wang Yi meets New Zealand counterpart to begin diplomatic tour

Wang is the highest-ranking Chinese politician to visit the country since his own previous visit in 2017

China shows signs of improvement, property sector is still in doldrums

China's manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr, why is he running in US presidential race?

RFK Jr built a reputation of his own as an activist, author and lawyer who fought for environmental causes such as clean water

Israel PM Netanyahu hits back against growing criticism from top ally US

Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel never would have called for a new US election after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, and denounced Schumer's comments as inappropriate

First charter flight carrying US citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami

The State Department announced on Saturday that it would offer limited charter flights for American citizens from the less chaotic northern city of Cap-Hatien

Uber pays $178 mn to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers

An Uber statement described the complaints of the taxi industry as "legacy issues" and said rideshare regulations did not exist anywhere in the world when the company started more than a decade ago

Putin mentions Navalny, says he supported prisoner swap for his opponent

Navalny, 47, Russia's best-known opposition politician, died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that he rejected as politically motivated

'Too old, mentally unfit': US President Biden roasts Trump at DC dinner

Don't tell him, he thinks he's running against Barack Obama, that's what he said," said Biden, 81, who also quipped that he was staying up way past his bedtime