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- Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war, article with imageWorld ·
August 17, 2022 · 4:05 AM UTC On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine.
- WorldGerman troops spot Russian forces in Mali as French pull out - document
German troops spotted several dozen presumably Russian security forces at Gao airport in northern Mali on Monday, the day the last French soldiers wrapped up their operations and left the town, according to a German military document dated Tuesday.
- Asia PacificMultiple bomb, arson attacks rock Thailand's south
Explosions and fires ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand on Wednesday, authorities said, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured seven people.
- Asia PacificN.Korea fires two cruise missiles from west coast town of Onchon
North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the west coast town of Onchon early on Wednesday, a South Korean military source said, without giving details such as the missiles' range or altitude.