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NYC subway shooter pleads guilty to terrorism charges | CNN

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CNN  —  Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must – long…

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Video: Retired general responds to Ukraine strike on hundreds of Russian troops | CNN

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Diary investigators believe belongs to Times Square machete attack suspect includes last will and testament, sources say | CNN

CNN  —  A diary investigators believe belongs to the suspect in the attack on three police…

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died | CNN

CNN  —  An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large…

Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023 | CNN

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