The leader of the mercenary Wagner Group dismissed claims by the Russian Defense Ministry that its troops killed more than 1,500 Ukrainian troops.
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Australian mother accused of killing her 4 children pardoned after 20 years due to new evidence
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The U.S. Navy released video of a Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of a U.S. destroyer.
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Petraeus expects ‘impressive gains’ from Ukraine offensive: Live updates
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‘Harshest punishment’ vowed in India train crash; electronic system blamed: June 4 recap
An error in India’s electronic signaling system was blamed for one of the world’s deadliest train crashes in decades.
Massive India train derailment kills 275 people, hundreds injured
The death toll had risen to 275 as rescuers continued to sift through the wreckage of one of India’s deadliest train derailments in decades.
Sherpa stops ascent to rescue climber in Mount Everest’s ‘death zone,’ video shows
The climber in distress was in Mount Everest’s “death zone,” an area towards the top of the mountain with low oxygen.