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Ukraine's president says Russia has concentrated its military in the eastern region in a bid to achieve its aims.

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Ukraine war latest news: Zelensky admits to very difficult situation in Donbas

Image caption, Fusako Shigenobu walked free more than 20 years after her arrest in Osaka
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Fusako Shigenobu, 76, was jailed for her part in a hostage siege at the French embassy in the Hague.

Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu freed after 20 years

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Image caption, AR-15 style rifles for sale in Virginia
A female party-goer stopped a potential mass shooting in the US when she pulled out her gun and fatally shot a man … [+1762 chars]

A woman at a birthday bash drew her pistol and left the gunman with multiple wounds, police say.

Armed female bystander kills man firing at party in West Virginia

Tributes to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde took place before baseball games this week
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will not come out for the national anthem before ga… [+2007 chars]

After a Texas school shooting, Gabe Kapler says: "I am not OK with the state of this country."

Giants manager boycotts US anthem after shooting

Some Ukrainian families have been living in a metro station in the countrys second largest city of Kharkiv for more than three months. 
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Families who have been sheltering in a metro station since the start of the war now fear eviction.

Living underground in Kharkhiv for three months

'This group of players is very special'
<table><tr><th>2022 Champions League final: Liverpool v Real Madrid</th></tr>
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Liverpool will look to win European club football's most prestigious prize for the seventh time when they face Real Madrid in a mouth-watering Champions League final in Paris on Saturday.

'Battle of heavyweights' - what's at stake in Paris?

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The US should prioritise funding for school security over aid to Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has said days after 19 Texas pupils were killed. 
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The former president calls for campuses to have fortified single points of entry with armed police.

Trump: US should fund safe schools before Ukraine

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After being closed to tourists for two years, Japan is opening its borders to visitors from 98 countries and regions.
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Visitors from 98 countries will be allowed to enter, but some restrictions still remain.

Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years

Media caption, 'I just want my baby home' - relatives of children speak of their heartbreak
Police made the "wrong decision" by failing to storm a classroom in Robb Elementary School as a gunman kil… [+1791 chars]

'If I thought it would help, I would apologise,' official says amid heated press conference.

Uvalde shooting: Police admit Texas shooting response was wrong

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Closing arguments in the high-profile defamation battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have begun after six weeks of trial in Virginia.
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Addressing the court first, a lawyer for Mr Depp asked jurors to 'give Mr Depp his life back'.