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Ukrainian Heraskevych disqualified from Olympic skeleton event for helmet of dead athletes from war
The sledder said he trained in Italy with the helmet but was told he would be stripped of his accreditation only minutes before the event was due to start.
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Russia blocks WhatsApp, tells citizens to use state-backed platform Max
“Max is an accessible alternative, a developing messenger, a national messenger,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
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Russia says it will continue following nuclear arms limits if US does
“The moratorium declared by the president will remain as long as the U.S. doesn’t exceed these limits,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
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Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar announces he is resigning as leader
The announcement comes just days after he suffered a political defeat at the polls, which he described as “two wallops” that the voters had given his government.
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Putin claims landslide victory as Western leaders denounce Russian elections
Putin received congratulatory messages from leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro.
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Putin expected to win Russia's elections, exit poll shows as polls close
The results are expected to be released later this evening, but an exit poll from TASS showed that Putin won 87.8% of the votes.
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Princess Kate spotted leaving Windsor Castle with William after admitting to editing photo
Princess Kate has not made a public appearance since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
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Princess of Wales says she edited family photo, after news agencies flagged it for manipulation
The image that the royal family shared Sunday sparked concerns that it had been edited.
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Irish government suffers big constitutional referendum defeats: 'walloped'
"It was our responsibility to convince a majority of people to vote yes, and we clearly failed to do so," said Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
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France votes to enshrine abortion access in Constitution in response to US Supreme Court
Any woman in France can already obtain an abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy or 16 weeks after the first day of her last period.
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France expected to become first country to enshrine right to abortion in constitution
The amendment is in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since war began 2 years ago
The president's comments mark the first time that Kyiv has confirmed its military deaths since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Alexei Navalny's body returned by Russia to his mother
Navalny was serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges.