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Feb-22
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered an infantry battalion task force of about 800 soldiers to deploy from Italy to the Baltic region and approved the movement of up to eight F-35
Read more from U.S. Department of DefenseFeb-22
“I said, ‘This is genius,’” Trump recalled. “Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine ? Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.”
Russian forces have begun invading Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he regarded sections of the neighboring nation to be "independent."
Read more from HuffPostMar-3
Ukrainians do not take anything from anyone, but protect their land and their freedom. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with foreign media. - Ukrinform.
Read more from www.ukrinform.netMar-4
Ma’am I just absolutely must beg your pardon here
— Chris Polansky (@ChrisKPolansky) March 4, 2022
via @KBSX915 @RadioDawson https://t.co/g2I8GICevK pic.twitter.com/9hJYeNiG93
Mar-6
Central station in Kyiv...
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 6, 2022pic.twitter.com/odLqtUBDXu
Mar-28
As the World Turns ...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - When the bombs started falling on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, last month, Tatyana Zhuravliova had a horrible deja vu: the 83-year-old Ukrainian Jew felt the same panic she suffered as a little girl when the Nazis were flying air attacks on her hometown of Odesa.
Read more from AP NEWSApr-12
Tens of thousands killed in Mariupol!
Guess we're not doing too bad here in the USA, we kill that many every few months.
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
Apr-22
Happy Earthday !
A group of wild elephants sift through garbage looking for food at a landfill in Sri Lanka. It's a dangerous undertaking - around 20 elephants have died from consuming plastic trash from the landfill in the Ampara district over the last eight years.
Read more from AP NEWSApr-22
You've heard of K-pop which is Korean and relatively harmless, saffron pop on the other hand is homegrown Indian and deadly to Muslims in a Hindu India.
NEW DELHI (AP) - The frenzied fury against Muslims began with provocative songs played by Hindu mobs that called for violence. It ended with Muslim neighborhoods resembling a war zone, with pavements littered with broken glass, charred vehicles and burned mosques.
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