In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military.
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President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first stop on his first trip to Asia as president, where his attempts to counter China's influence and build economic ties are likely to be overshadowed by North Korean threats.
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The move by the world's biggest oil importer comes a month after it initially cut back on Russian supplies.
Scenes from the war in Ukraine
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Pro-Russian hackers have attacked the websites of several Italian institutions and government ministries, the police said on Friday.
Two years into the COVID pandemic, the U.S. is grieving a once unthinkable death toll
