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- INSIDER
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- INSIDER
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- Reuters
Georgia prosecutors ordered to respond to Trump's effort to quash grand jury report
Georgia prosecutors have until May 1 to respond to former President Donald Trump's effort to quash a grand jury's final report into his alleged attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the U.S. state. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who presided over the grand jury investigation, issued the order on Monday, two months after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said decisions on whether to charge Trump were "imminent." Last week Trump filed a motion to quash the final report, excerpts of which were made public.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russia threatens US with "unique weapon" capable of destroying it
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- Ukrayinska Pravda
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- Sacramento Bee
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China comments on Russia's nuclear weapons deployment to Belarus
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- Fox News
Trump rally goes silent after he attempts to mock DeSantis
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- Ukrayinska Pravda
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- The Hill
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
Belarusian opposition leader reacts to Putin’s plans to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine hopes to receive at least 40 Mirage fighter jets
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- Kyiv Independent
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- Business Insider
Putin snubbed Xi back after their one-sided summit with a nuclear announcement that directly undermines China
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
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