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Russia says it is conducting a "special military operation" in Ukraine. (Reuters)

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The training is part of a wide-ranging international support package following Russia's invasion earlier this year, as the West seeks to help Ukraine repel Russian forces by providing increasingly advanced weapons systems and the skills to use them. (Reuters)

MLRS systems were also shown in use. (Reuters)

Ukrainian troops were filmed earlier this week loading and firing 105mm light guns during exercises in Salisbury, England, one part of a British-led program that has been undertaken by more than 450 Ukrainian armed forces with support from New Zealand. (Reuters)

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops have completed military training in Britain, including on the Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) the British government is supplying to help counter Russian artillery tactics. (Reuters) voanews.com/a/6640879.html

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Drag and Size-Inclusive Fashion on Display for Pride Month

Drag and Size-Inclusive Fashion on Display for Pride Month

Denver museum exhibits designs of Darlene Ritz

Chris Dennis, an accomplished author from a small American town, opens up about his journey through prescription pain medication, addiction and jail. Watch the doc on the VOA+ app: 📲VOA+ for Apple apps.apple.com/us/app/voa/id1 📲VOA+ for Android play.google.com/store/apps/det

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During the trip, he announced plans to permanently bolster the U.S. military presence in Europe. (AP)

Biden attended a Group of Seven leaders meeting in Germany, which was followed by a three-day NATO summit in Madrid. (AP)

U.S. President Joe Biden returned to Washington on Thursday evening as he wound up a five-day trip to Europe that highlighted the key U.S. role in mounting a strong allied response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. (AP)

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Instagram Hides Some Posts That Mention Abortion

Instagram Hides Some Posts That Mention Abortion

Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure

By obtaining this certification, Colombia will have a team of internationally qualified and certified military personnel to provide humanitarian assistance in times of emergency. (AFP)

The simulated scenario relives some of the situations that occurred during the 1999 earthquake in Armenia, where structures collapsed, and where the first 48 hours were key to the search and rescue of possible victims trapped in rubble. (AFP)

Colombian Disaster Response Brigade from the National Army receives a certification to handle “heavy level” emergencies after a two-day drill in which over a hundred soldiers and civilians were assessed by local authorities and international observers. (AFP)

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African Continental FTA Challenged by Bureaucracy, Poor Infrastructure

African Continental FTA Challenged by Bureaucracy, Poor Infrastructure

World Bank says 84% of African trade is with partners outside of Africa

The sound of a fighter jet flying over Phop Phra district in Thailand's Tak province alarmed local authorities, who ordered the evacuation of villages and schools in the area. (AP)

It asked the military attaché at the Thai Embassy in Myanmar to convey a warning to Myanmar authorities and work with them to avoid similar incidents in the future. (AP)

The Royal Thai Air Force said it dispatched two F-16 fighters to patrol the area after receiving a report of an aircraft that had crossed into Thailand's airspace while carrying out an attack in Myanmar territory held by an ethnic minority group. (AP)

A Myanmar fighter jet crossed the border into Thailand's airspace on Thursday, prompting the Thai air force jets to scramble and officials to order the evacuation of villages and classrooms, officials said. (AP)

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US Believes China Still Hoping to Take Taiwan Without Force

US Believes China Still Hoping to Take Taiwan Without Force

Chinese President Xi Jinping “continues to prefer doing that peacefully” even as he prepares to launch a potential invasion, top US intelligence official says

Seven of the confirmed dead were members of the Territorial Army, state chief minister N. Biren Singh said. He said five Indian Railway officials were among those feared missing. (AP)

Disaster response workers, police and local villagers are trying to rescue those buried under the debris in Noney, a town in Manipur state. (AP)

▶️ Rescuers search for survivors after a mudslide in Noney, Manipur state, India, Thursday. Pounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours has triggered a mudslide in northeast India that has killed at least 14 people and left more than 30 others missing. (AP)

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Zaporizhzhia Kindergarten Turned Into Refugee Center

Zaporizhzhia Kindergarten Turned Into Refugee Center

In Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, many kindergarten buildings have been turned into refugee centers welcoming Ukrainians from less safe areas of the country

▶️ Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the court's 116th justice on Thursday. 👉Jackson Sworn in, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court voanews.com/a/jackson-to-b

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Jackson Sworn in, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court

Jackson Sworn in, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court

Breyer spent nearly 28 years on the nation’s highest court

Allies also agreed on NATO's first new strategic concept - its master planning document - in a decade. Russia, previously classed as a strategic partner of NATO, is now identified as NATO's main threat. (Reuters)

NATO's 30 allies took the decision at their summit in Madrid and agreed to formally treat Russia as the "most significant and direct threat to the allies' security," according to a summit statement. (Reuters)

NATO invited Sweden and Finland on June 29 to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and Stockholm to drop their traditional of neutrality. (Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden departed Madrid on June 30, 2022, following a NATO Summit that paved the way for membership from Finland and Sweden. (Reuters) voanews.com/a/6640054.html

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US-Backed Task Force Seizes More Than $30B of Russian Oligarch Assets

US-Backed Task Force Seizes More Than $30 Billion Worth of Russian Oligarch Assets

Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs task force also says it has frozen about $300 billion worth of Russian Central Bank assets

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