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Kyiv, Feb 24 (EFE).- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion with a pledge that the coming year would be one of “invincibility” in which the nation will strive for victory.  The former comedic actor turned globally recognized war-time president said Ukraine had defied the odds...

Beijing, Feb 23 (EFE).- A landslide has halted efforts to rescue 53 people trapped in a mine that collapsed in China’s Inner Mongolia region, state media reported Thursday. The massive landslide occurred at around 6 pm at the rescue site, where more than 900 people were working to locate those...

Gaza/Jerusalem, Feb 23 (EFE).- Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Thursday after Palestinian militants fired six rockets towards its territory, the country’s military said. It comes a day after the Israeli army carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus that caused a gun battle and...

Kyiv, Feb 23 (EFE).- Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez arrived Thursday in Ukraine on the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.  Sánchez is due to meet with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to express Spain’s ongoing support for Ukraine as it resists Russia’s onslaught. It was his second visit...

Jerusalem, Feb 22 (EFE).- At least 10 Palestinians have been killed during an arrest raid conducted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest days in the region in recent years. Some 102 others were shot and injured, six of them...

By Carlos A. Moreno Rio de Janeiro, Feb 20 (EFE).- Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, who has just won his first tournament back after a four-month injury hiatus, told Efe here Monday that his goal this season is to reclaim the No. 1 ranking. But he says he won’t make...

Moscow, Feb 21 (EFE).- Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday used his long-delayed state of the nation address to lambast the West, which he accused of starting the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin leader’s first state of the nation address since April 2021 came just days before the first anniversary...

Tokyo, Feb 20 (EFE).- Japan said Monday it would work closely with the United States and South Korea, after North Korea launched two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan and an intercontinental missile over the weekend. «Japan continues to collect information and monitor the situation as close cooperation with...

Islamabad/Kabul, Feb 20 (EFE).- Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday closed the main border crossing between them after an exchange of fire amid soaring ties between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad. At least one Pakistan border guard was injured in the border clash near the Torkham crossing on Sunday night, even as...