Tim Mak
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Europe
Russian President Putin orders a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine
Putin instructed his defense minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to buy time to replenish its stocks along the front lines.
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Europe
Russia is finishing the year with continued strikes on Ukraine's electrical grid
Lights flickered or went out in some Ukrainian cities Thursday. More than 300 days into the war, airstrikes and power outages have become part of life. Where do things stand as the year winds down?
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Europe
Ukrainians prep for winter. If Russia hits heating systems, cities will freeze
The temperatures in the Ukrainian capital have been in the 70s lately. But as summer wanes, residents are already preparing for a harsh winter ahead.
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World
People are paying to write messages on Ukrainian war weapons before use
Ukrainian volunteers are resorting to creative methods to raise funds to support the country's military.
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World
Violence has damaged infrastructure near a Ukraine power plant, sparking safety fears
Concern is growing over damage to a Ukrainian nuclear facility seized by Russians in March, which is reportedly currently under bombardment. Ukraine is seeking an international mission to the plant.
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Europe
Ukraine: grain leaves port and calls grow for a probe into POWs' deaths
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa. Ukraine and Russia exchange accusations over who bombed a prison colony holding Ukrainian POWs in occupied Donbas.
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Politics
Former President Trump speaks at the NRA convention in Houston
Former President Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston — days after a deadly school shooting in another part of Texas.
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National
The NRA meets in Houston amid a storm of criticism and internal strife
This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.
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National
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston
Several hours east of Uvalde, the site of a mass shooting at an elementary school, the NRA is holding its annual convention and gun show. The NRA expressed its "deepest sympathies" over the shooting.
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Europe
While a hundred people escaped a Ukrainian steel plant, more are still trapped
Reports say as soon as evacuations started, Russian shelling resumed. Also, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers in Kyiv.