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US Lawmaker Introduces Bill For Greenland's 'Annexation And Statehood'
Republican Congressman Randy Fine has formally introduced the 'Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act', a legislation aimed at giving the Trump administration a legal authority to pursue annexation and eventual statehood for Greenland.
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Israeli Lawmakers Advance West Bank Annexation Bid
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament on Wednesday.
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Man Scales Wall, Jumps Inside Parliament Annexe Premises, Arrested: Report
In a major security breach, a man in his early 20s scaled the wall and jumped inside the Parliament Annexe building premises on Friday afternoon, official sources said.
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Russian Forces Down 9 Drones Over Crimea
Russian forces have downed nine drones over the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014, its Moscow-installed governor Sergei Aksionov said Thursday.
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Ukraine Launched Failed Drone Attacks On Russian Territory Overnight: Moscow
Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday accused Ukraine of launching attempted drone strikes against civil infrastructure targets in two southern Russian regions overnight, but said the attacks had failed.
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"Highly Value" China's Efforts To Settle Ukraine War, Says Moscow
Russia said Friday it appreciated Beijing's efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict but insisted any solution to the crisis should recognise Russia's control over four Ukrainian regions.
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Russia Hits Homes In Ukraine, Warns Of "Uncontrolled Escalation"
Under pressure in the south of Ukraine, Russia fired missiles and drones into Ukrainian-held Mykolaiv on Sunday, destroying an apartment block in the ship-building city near the front and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation".
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Pro-Russian Authorities Urge Kherson Civilians To Leave City 'Immediately'
Pro-Russian authorities in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, on Saturday urged residents of the region's eponymous main city to leave "immediately" in the face of Kyiv's advancing counter-offensive.
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Evacuations From Annexed Ukraine Region 'Equal To Deportation': Official
A Kyiv-appointed official in Ukraine's Kherson region that Moscow claims to have annexed said Wednesday that the announced evacuation of civilians from the region's eponymous main city was the equivalent of deportation.
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Five Million Have Left Annexed Ukraine Regions For Russia: Report
Around five million people, from the parts of Ukraine that Moscow has claimed to have annexed, have left for Russia, a security official was quoted Wednesday as saying by Russian state news agencies.
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Putin Declares Martial Law In Ukraine Regions Annexed By Russia
Putin declares martial law in Ukraine regions Russia says it annexed
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Russia To Evacuate 10,000 People A Day From Annexed Ukraine Region
The Russian-installed leader of the annexed Ukrainian region of Kherson said on Wednesday that authorities plan to evacuate around 50-60,000 people over the next six days amid escalating pressure from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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United Nations General Assembly To Debate Russian Annexations In Ukraine
A draft of the UN resolution seen by AFP condemns Russia's "attempted illegal annexations" of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson
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Ukraine Says Recaptured Vast Tracts Of Key Region Annexed By Russia
Ukraine said today that it had recaptured over 400 square kilometres (155 square miles) in Kherson in less than a week, after Moscow claimed to have annexed the southern region.
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Social Media Joke About Annexing Russia's Kaliningrad Goes Viral
A joke on social media proposing that Czechs seize the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has gone viral, sparking mirth as well as anger from those taking it as real.
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US Lawmaker Introduces Bill For Greenland's 'Annexation And Statehood'
Republican Congressman Randy Fine has formally introduced the 'Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act', a legislation aimed at giving the Trump administration a legal authority to pursue annexation and eventual statehood for Greenland.
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Israeli Lawmakers Advance West Bank Annexation Bid
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament on Wednesday.
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Man Scales Wall, Jumps Inside Parliament Annexe Premises, Arrested: Report
In a major security breach, a man in his early 20s scaled the wall and jumped inside the Parliament Annexe building premises on Friday afternoon, official sources said.
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Russian Forces Down 9 Drones Over Crimea
Russian forces have downed nine drones over the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014, its Moscow-installed governor Sergei Aksionov said Thursday.
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Ukraine Launched Failed Drone Attacks On Russian Territory Overnight: Moscow
Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday accused Ukraine of launching attempted drone strikes against civil infrastructure targets in two southern Russian regions overnight, but said the attacks had failed.
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"Highly Value" China's Efforts To Settle Ukraine War, Says Moscow
Russia said Friday it appreciated Beijing's efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict but insisted any solution to the crisis should recognise Russia's control over four Ukrainian regions.
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Russia Hits Homes In Ukraine, Warns Of "Uncontrolled Escalation"
Under pressure in the south of Ukraine, Russia fired missiles and drones into Ukrainian-held Mykolaiv on Sunday, destroying an apartment block in the ship-building city near the front and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation".
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Pro-Russian Authorities Urge Kherson Civilians To Leave City 'Immediately'
Pro-Russian authorities in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, on Saturday urged residents of the region's eponymous main city to leave "immediately" in the face of Kyiv's advancing counter-offensive.
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Evacuations From Annexed Ukraine Region 'Equal To Deportation': Official
A Kyiv-appointed official in Ukraine's Kherson region that Moscow claims to have annexed said Wednesday that the announced evacuation of civilians from the region's eponymous main city was the equivalent of deportation.
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Five Million Have Left Annexed Ukraine Regions For Russia: Report
Around five million people, from the parts of Ukraine that Moscow has claimed to have annexed, have left for Russia, a security official was quoted Wednesday as saying by Russian state news agencies.
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Putin Declares Martial Law In Ukraine Regions Annexed By Russia
Putin declares martial law in Ukraine regions Russia says it annexed
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Russia To Evacuate 10,000 People A Day From Annexed Ukraine Region
The Russian-installed leader of the annexed Ukrainian region of Kherson said on Wednesday that authorities plan to evacuate around 50-60,000 people over the next six days amid escalating pressure from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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United Nations General Assembly To Debate Russian Annexations In Ukraine
A draft of the UN resolution seen by AFP condemns Russia's "attempted illegal annexations" of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson
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Ukraine Says Recaptured Vast Tracts Of Key Region Annexed By Russia
Ukraine said today that it had recaptured over 400 square kilometres (155 square miles) in Kherson in less than a week, after Moscow claimed to have annexed the southern region.
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Social Media Joke About Annexing Russia's Kaliningrad Goes Viral
A joke on social media proposing that Czechs seize the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has gone viral, sparking mirth as well as anger from those taking it as real.
