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UK unveils new sanctions targeting Russia’s ally Belarus

Britain announced Thursday new sanctions against Belarus, its latest punishment for the eastern European country’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and suppression of anti-government activists. London said the new curbs would hit…

Ukraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed

An attack on a major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday unleashed a torrent of water that flooded a small city and two dozen villages and forced the evacuation of 17,000 people, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.…

Two killed in shelling of Russian region on Ukraine border

Ukrainian shelling killed two people on Saturday in Russia’s Belgorod, a border region that has been hit by repeated attacks this week, the local governor said. Belgorod border villages have been hit by unprecedented shelling, and the…