Slovakia’s government has approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Issuing an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine, Serbia’s president said Sunday. The International Criminal Court issued the warrant for the Russian leader…

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BERLIN — Germany will continue to “weigh every step carefully” and consult with its allies on further weapons deliveries to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday as he faces mounting pressure to approve German-made battle tanks for Kyiv. Germany has…

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CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and the U.S. said Friday the warring sides in Sudan’s conflict are adhering better to a week-long ceasefire following days of sporadic fighting. The truce, brokered by Riyadh and Washington, went into effect Monday, but fighting…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — One of Rwanda’s most wanted suspects for the country’s 1994 genocide appeared in a South African courtroom Friday, clutching a Bible and another book inscribed with “Jesus First” on the cover. Fulgence Kayishema was a…