The Ukrainian foreign ministry said the sea crossing was in accordance with multilateral and bilateral international treaties and navigational rules
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Ukraine demands Russia release vessels as tensions build
Ukraine’s president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and vessels seized in a standoff around Crimea.
American man killed by an isolated tribe
An American man has been killed by an Indian tribe on a remote island.
First gene-edited babies reported in China
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Trump’s foreign policy agenda faces a gauntlet of House Democrats led by New York’s Eliot Engel
The incoming House Foreign Relations chairman is drawing up an aggressive oversight plan to review Trump’ foreign policy agenda, beginning in January.
Border agents fire tear gas as migrants try to breach U.S.-Mexico border
A peaceful protest at the U.S.-Mexico border turned chaotic when several hundred migrants rushed the border fence.
More than 140 whales wash ashore on New Zealand beach, all die
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Dozens of pilot whales found dead on New Zealand island
Around 145 pilot whales were found dead on a remote beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand.
UAE pardons British academic convicted of spying
The announcement on Matthew Hedges’ upcoming release ends a diplomatic headache for the UAE, a staunch American and British ally in the Mideast.
The most dangerous place for a woman? Her home, UN study shows
More than half of all female homicide victims worldwidewere killed by a member of their own family last year, according to a United Nations study.