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A federal jury has found three White men guilty of committing a hate crime when they killed Ahmaud Arbery as he was out jogging in a Georgia suburb. The jury found Arbery's killers were motivated because he was Black.
And as US Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, his killing was one of several that prompted mass demonstrations across the United States two years ago.
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The United Kingdom has imposed economic sanctions on five Russian banks and three high-net-worth individuals. The measures are said to be the first in a 'barrage' that Prime Minister Boris Johnson says aim to hit those supporting what he called 'Russia's war machine.'
Mr Johnson set out the plan in parliament.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK must be prepared that calls for a diplomatic solution with Russia over Ukraine could go unheeded and that the West must brace itself for the next stage in Putin's plan.
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At least 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. Local officials say the blast happened when a stock of dynamite blew up.
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The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out a raft of sanctions to be placed on Russia. The move comes following President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise two areas of Ukraine as independent states. Boris Johnson says he believes Vladimir Putin is looking at a 'full-scale' invasion. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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Lawmakers in Mali have ratified a five year transition plan for the military junta in the country to rule and hand over to a democratic government.
The junta in 2020 took the reins of power in a military coup from ex President Ibrahim Boubacar who was elected in 2018.
Tesem Akende reports.
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India sent its first repatriation flight to Ukraine on Tuesday as the threat of war looms over Eastern Europe.
New Delhi says its priority is the safety of the 20,000 Indians living there.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: Air India will...President Biden has issued a strong condemnation of President Putin's decision to recognise the independence of two regions in eastern Ukraine, and order Russian forces to take up positions there.
The US leader spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders after the Russian President's televised address.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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President Biden is implementing new sanctions on Americans and Russians who seek to do business in two regions of Ukraine that President Putin claims are now independent states.
But pressure is growing on the White House to go further.
Former Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer served in the George W. Bush administration, told America’s PBS television network that the measures the White House has taken so far don’t go far enough.
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The United States has announced fresh sanctions after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the recognition of independence for two breakaway rebel areas in the east of Ukraine.
With the latest, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer.
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