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- Russia's Putin blasts UK move to send ammo with depleted uranium to UkraineEurope ·
March 21, 2023 · 5:35 PM UTC Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday condemned British plans to send tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium to Ukraine, saying Moscow would be forced to respond accordingly.
- WorldRussia says Su-35 scrambled over Baltic as 2 US bombers flew towards border
Russia's defence ministry said a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two U.S. strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, but that it returned to base after they moved away.
- Asia PacificEarthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.