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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears on screen to speak at the opening of the 4th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe on May 16. Ukraine announced on Friday that Zelenskyy will travel to Japan this weekend to attend the Group of Seven leading industrial nations' summit.

Zelenskyy expected to attend G-7 summit as leaders agree to new sanctions on Russia

11:03am May 19, 2023

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with the group of seven leading industrial nations' meeting in Japan this weekend, as member states intensify sanctions on Russia.

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Ukraine arrests its top judge amid an ongoing crackdown on corruption

5:39pm May 18, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's top judge has been arrested after allegedly receiving nearly $3 million in bribes for favorable rulings, the latest crackdown on endemic graft as Ukraine seeks to join the European Union.

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Backers of Kilicdaroglu aim to improve his chances in Turkey's presidential runoff

5:04am May 18, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

Supporters of opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu are strategizing on how to improve his chances in the May 28 runoff with incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

New adaptations of 'Great Expectations' are breaking some hearts

6:37pm May 17, 2023

by Philip Reeves

Some of the new adaptions of one of Charles Dicken's most beloved novels, Great Expectations, have been controversial, leading to a debate about how far new adaptations should stray from the original.

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Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26. A United Nations-backed deal has been extended allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.

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The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

4:04pm May 17, 2023

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

There are signs Ukraine's spring counteroffensive may have already started

7:53am May 17, 2023

Ukrainian forces claim they've made advances in the battle for Bakhmut — a city in the east that Russia has been trying to capture for more than 10 months.

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Two judiciary vans, each carrying defendants, drive in a courtyard before the start of the trial against members of the "United Patriots" grouping at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

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5 go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to topple the government

5:34am May 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The four men, aged 44 to 56, and a 75-year-old woman are accused of founding or being members of a terrorist organization and treason.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:04am May 17, 2023

President Biden heads to Japan for the G7 summit. An appeals court case could remove abortion pills from the U.S. market completely. Ukraine says it's made advances in the battle for Bakhmut.

The EU plans to tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them.

How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

5:04am May 17, 2023

by Michael Copley

The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.

An election representative shows a ballot depicting a vote for Kemal Kilicdaroglu at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday.

What Turkey's presidential election could mean for the U.S. and Europe

1:56pm May 16, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Turkey's presidential election is headed to a runoff on May 28. The outcome, in this key NATO nation, has implications for the West. President Biden has said he hopes "whoever wins wins."

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