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UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

UNITED NATIONS, March 30 ------ The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top...

Biden: World ‘turning the tide’ after backslide on democracy

WASHINGTON, March 30 ------ President Joe Biden offered an optimistic outlook on the health of democracy worldwide, declaring that...

Ukraine says Russia must leave ‘every square meter’ of its country

WASHINGTON, March 30 ------ Ukraine's top diplomat demanded that Russian forces leave "every square meter" of the country as he cast...

UK, Poland to build new temporary villages in Ukraine

LONDON, March 30 ------ Britain and Poland will build two temporary villages in western and central Ukraine to provide housing for those...

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO, March 29 ------ A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami...

South Korea introduces new foreigner ID cards

SEOUL, March 29 ------ The Ministry of Justice said a new type of identification card will be issued to foreigners staying in South Korea...

Ukraine shuts ‘post-apocalyptic’ battlefield town to civilians

KYIV, March 29 ------ Ukraine shut the eastern town of Avdiivka to non-military personnel, describing it as a post-apocalyptic wasteland,...

Russia claims troops are 'moving forward' in Bakhmut

March 29 ------ Russian forces are "moving forward" in the eastern city of Bakhmut, a Russian-installed official in the Donetsk region...