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Russian Missile Strike Kills At Least Three In Mykolayiv Residential Building.
The aftermath of a deadly missile strike in Mykolayiv on June 29.
A missile strike killed at least three people in a residential building in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv on June 29 in an attack that Russia said was meant to destroy a training base for foreign fighters.
Mykolayiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said eight Russian missiles had struck the city , including an apartment block. Photographs showed smoke billowing from a four-story building with its upper floor partly destroyed.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement quoted by TASS that its forces carried out strikes on a military training base for "foreign mercenaries" near Mykolayiv.
Mykolayiv, a river port and shipbuilding center just off the Black Sea, has been a Ukrainian stronghold against Russia's westward push in the direction of Odesa.
The Mykolayiv strike took place just two days after Russia hit a commercial center in Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, killing at least 18 people. Dozens of people were still missing on June 29.
Srebrenica Genocide Must Be Condemned, Denial Banned, 2 Members Of Bosnian Presidency Tell UN.
The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica must be globally condemned, support for victims must be expressed, and denial of genocide and glorification of war criminals be banned to prevent future similar tragedies, two members of the tripartite presidency of...
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U.S. National Dies In Occupied Donetsk, Says Russian Journalist
Russell Bentley, a U.S. national, has died in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan, the head of Russia's state media outlet RT, wrote on Telegram on April 19.
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Imprisoned Mother Of Chechen Activists Loses Bid For Early Release For Health Reasons.
Zarema Musayeva, the imprisoned mother of three self-exiled outspoken Chechen opposition activists, has lost a bid for early release because of her medical condition after health officials in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya changed her ...
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Ukraine, Israel Aid Advances In Rare House Vote As Democrats Help Republicans.
With rare bipartisan momentum, the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on April 19 on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural...
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Detained Former Karabakh Separatist Official Begins Hunger Strike, Says Family.
Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, has begun a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his family said on April 19.
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Analyzing political fallout from Mayorkas impeachment trial.
Senators voted along party lines Wednesday to dismiss both impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as unconstitutional. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details. CBS News Streaming Ne...
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Boeing whistleblowers appear at congressional hearing.
Boeing whistleblowers appeared before a Senate committee and said that Boeing puts profits before safety. They included a Boeing engineer who says there are potential structural problems with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Boeing says the 787 is safe an...
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VOA Newscasts - April 17, 2024
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Biden calls for much higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports.
In battleground Pennsylvania, President Biden called for the tripling of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from China as he addressed hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers union. Former President Trump raised tariffs during his tim...
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Attempt to repeal Arizona's 1864 abortion law blocked again.
Arizona Republican lawmakers again denied a bill to repeal an 1864 law that bans almost all types of abortion and was upheld by the state's Supreme Court.
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NBA player banned for life for gambling
The NBA said it banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter Jr. for violating the league's gaming rules. He was accused of manipulating his own performance and tipping off bettors. NBC News' Sam Brock reports. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Di...
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