NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as Western "hysteria" in response to its build-up of troops on the Ukraine border.
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Wall Street bounced back from a steep sell-off late in the session to close higher on Monday, with bargain hunters pushing the indexes into positive territory by closing bell.
- AfricaBurkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa's latest coup
The army says it ousted the president, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and closed the country's borders.
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In opening a trial that hinges on when a police officer has a duty to intervene in a colleague's misconduct, a federal prosecutor said the three ex-officers broke their oath with a callous indifference to Floyd.
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- United KingdomBritain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill
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