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Ukraine tensions: A dozen nations tell citizens to leave Ukraine

More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western powers that an invasion by Russia could be imminent. The US, UK and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave. Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s border but …

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Dozens killed as train crashes in Taiwan tunnel

At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction vehicle that had slipped onto the tracks at the tunnel’s mouth. Rescuers combed badly damaged carriages inside …

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‘Dozen killed by militia’ in eastern DR Congo

Twelve people have been killed in three days by militia in the Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials have told AFP. The Allied Democratic Forces group attacked an army position in the village of Mwenda on Saturday night, killing eight people, local administrator Donat Kibwana is …

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