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  • WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24:  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.  Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
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    The secret assassination plots, scandals and four-year war that left Volodymyr Zelensky battered – but still standing
  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he's willing to get along with US fi Washington accepts North Korea's nuclear weapons state and drops hostile policy. Kim Jong Un's daughter and his wife attended the military parade which did not display any weapons.
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    Kim Jong Un vows to strengthen nuclear program, watches military parade with daughter
  • U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.     Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Pool via REUTERS
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  • Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Olga Stefanishyna, holds a briefing on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2026.
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    US warned Ukraine’s ambassador over strikes on Black Sea oil target
  • People look at firefighters work at the site of a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
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    Four years on, Russia’s war in Ukraine has transformed conflict and shattered global security
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  • Russian invasion of Ukraine: Latest news, analysis and videos
  • By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán
  • Russian opposition figure Navalny killed by toxin found in poison dart frogs, Europeans say
  • Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
  • Rubio’s Valentine’s Day message to Europe: Change or get dumped
  • Orbán says the EU – not Russia – is Hungary’s real threat ahead of April vote
  • Russia says it has blocked WhatsApp amid wider clampdown on social media
  • Russian drone strike kills three Ukrainian toddlers and their father
  • Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
  • Russia is restricting access to Telegram, one of its most popular social media apps. Here’s what we know

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  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. Heads of state and government as well as foreign and defence ministers from all over the world are expected to attend the security policy talks from February 13 to 15, 2026.
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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. Heads of state and government as well as foreign and defence ministers from all over the world are expected to attend the security policy talks from February 13 to 15, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. Heads of state and government as well as foreign and defence ministers from all over the world are expected to attend the security policy talks from February 13 to 15, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Video Zelensky says every power plant in Ukraine damaged 0:28
  • MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a key note speech at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany. The conference, which brings together government leaders, security experts and defence ministers, is taking place at a time when the traditional western political and military alliance is facing rupture due to the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
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  • An employee inspects processing and refining structures in the Duna oil refinery on May 24, 2022 in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc is a multinational Hungarian oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The Duna (Danube) Oil Refinery at Szazhalombatta, near Budapest is one of the biggest refineries in the Eastern-Central region of Europe where Russian oil arrives to Hungary via the Friendship (Druzhba) oil pipeline.
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    By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán
  • Russia says it has blocked WhatsApp amid wider clampdown on social media
  • Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that
  • Trump slashes tariffs on India after he says Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
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  • Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Olga Stefanishyna, holds a briefing on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2026.
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    US warned Ukraine’s ambassador over strikes on Black Sea oil target
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