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Protest against COVID mandates roils Ottawa despite officials' plea for it to end

1:20pm January 31, 2022

The so-called "Freedom Convoy" was originally set up to oppose the federal government's vaccine mandate and now participants say they have no plans to leave.

A woman lights a candle in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, in 2006 as part of a remembrance of the estimated 3 million to 5 million Ukrainians who died in a famine in 1932-33. The Ukrainians starved to death when Soviet dictator Josef Stalin forced farmers from

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From Stalin to Putin, Ukraine is still trying to break free from Moscow

12:19pm January 31, 2022

by Greg Myre

Josef Stalin caused a famine when he tried to remake Ukraine's farms. Vladimir Putin is threatening to invade Ukraine — again. For a century, Ukraine has been trying to escape Moscow's grip.

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People watch a TV showing an image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Jan 31.

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North Korea has confirmed that it tested a missile capable of striking Guam

3:20am January 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

The test-launch was confirmed Monday and is North Korea's most significant weapon launch in years. South Korean and Japanese officials condemned the launch.

Families of the victims and supporters walk past a mural featuring the 14 victims holding crosses as they mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Sunday in Londonderry, also known as Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Northern Ireland marks 50 years since the Bloody Sunday killings

5:41pm January 30, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

British soldiers shot and killed 13 people and wounded others during a 1972 civil rights protest. The shootings exacerbated the conflict in Northern Ireland, which left thousands dead over decades.

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As Khmer Rouge tribunal winds down, Cambodian experts see 'small measure of justice'

5:09pm January 30, 2022

by Michael Sullivan

The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million Cambodians in the 70s. Decades later, a tribunal was set up to help find justice. 15 years later, it's ending having found just three people guilty.

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The Taliban meet Western diplomats in 1st major international meeting since takeover

1:03pm January 30, 2022

by Juana Summers

Juana Summers speaks to TRT correspondent Soraya Lennie about how the Taliban are governing, and how Afghans are weighing formal recognition of the Taliban and receiving international aid.

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters on March 1, 2021.

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U.S. officials say Russia will face pressure at the U.N. over Ukraine

1:01pm January 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says the U.N. Security Council will press Russia hard in a Monday session to discuss its massing of troops near Ukraine ahead of a possible invasion.

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What is the state of Russia's military?

9:37am January 30, 2022

by Juana Summers

Juana Summers talks to Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at the non-profit think tank CNA, about Russia's military capability in the event of a war with Ukraine.

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There's a complication in sanctioning Russia — it could cut Europe's gas supply

8:01am January 30, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

The U.S. is working to help Europe find alternative energy sources should war in Ukraine lead Russia to cut off natural gas supplies.

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People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, the North's seventh missile test this month.

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North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017

11:23pm January 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.