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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Deputy Chief of Staff Transformation and Integration, Brigadier General Chris Gent, Head of Department at MCLCC, Colonel Ove Staurset and Mayor of Mikkeli Janne Kinnunen attend the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

The interior of a house-turned-Captagon factory is filled with facilities for drug manufacturing in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A soldier holds pills inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

Two men walk inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A soldier stands next to rows of barrels inside a Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

The interior of a house-turned-Captagon factory is filled with facilities for drug manufacturing in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

Two men walk inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A soldier stands next to rows of sacks inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A soldier stands next to rows of sacks inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A soldier stands next to rows of barrels inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A hand holds pills inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HouseTurned Captagon Factory Discovered - Syria

A hand points to the label on a sack inside a house-turned-Captagon factory in Al-Dimas, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, on December 23, 2024. The Military Operations Department announces the destruction of large quantities of the factory’s contents during an anti-drug operation. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani Leader Of Syrian Insurgents HTS

HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani (center), commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition seen leading the Military Operations Management, checking operations in the North of Syria, ten days before his troops enter the capital and the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in northern Syria, on November 28, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani Leader Of Syrian Insurgents HTS

HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition seen leading the Military Operations Management, checking operations in the North of Syria, ten days before his troops enter the capital and the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in northern Syria, on November 28, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani Leader Of Syrian Insurgents HTS

HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition seen leading the Military Operations Management, checking operations in the North of Syria, ten days before his troops enter the capital and the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in northern Syria, on November 28, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 29, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank, Novermber 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank, Novermber 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken leaves a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Urges Israel To Protect Civilians

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 30, 2023. Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt were in difficult talks on Thursday for a new two-day extension to the pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel, the United States’s top diplomat made his third trip to the region since the Israel-Palestinian war began on October 7. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. operations disregard Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, says Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. operations disregard Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, says Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghanistan STORYLINE: A Turkish expert says U.S. operations in Afghanistan disregard the Asian country's tremendous suffering, noting that the U.S. has spent huge amount of money on the military, instead of on civil infrastructure in the war-torn country. SOUNDBITE (English): MERVE SEREN, Associate professor, International Relations Department of Yildirim Beyazit University "Afghanistan has been the focus of the United States's 'global war on terrorism' strategy. But however, this project was far from understanding Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, without understanding the realities of Afghanistan, without internalizing the social cultural competency of the country, (without) winnings hearts and minds. And plus, I think it is very important to underline that United States spent millions of dollars under the budget

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China urges U.S. to release details of bio-labs in Ukraine: FM spokesperson

STORY: China urges U.S. to release details of bio-labs in Ukraine: FM spokesperson DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Recently, the U.S. biological labs in Ukraine have indeed attracted much attention. According to reports, in these facilities, a large quantity of dangerous viruses are stored. Russia has found during its military operations that the U.S. uses these facilities to conduct military plans. According to data released by the U.S., it has 26 labs and other facilities in Ukraine, over which the U.S. Department of Defense has absolute control. All dangerous pathogens in Ukraine must be stored in these labs, and all research activities are led by the U.S. side. Without U.S. approval, no information shall be released to the public. Under the curre

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Xinhua Headlines: Ukraine-Russia talks end without clear breakthrough

(220301) -- MOSCOW/KIEV, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK-SANCTION

(220301) -- WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The Treasury Department on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK-SANCTION

(220301) -- WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The Treasury Department on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK-SANCTION

(220301) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK-SANCTION

(220301) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK-SANCTION

(220301) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia's central bank, the country's financial tools as well as a relevant individual, in response to Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)