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Children gunned down

The week's news at a glance.

Gaza

Unknown gunmen killed three boys, ages 3, 6, and 9, in Gaza City this week, spraying their car with bullets as they were being driven to school. The boys were sons of Baha Balousha, a Fatah intelligence chief who once led a crackdown against Hamas, the militant Islamic group that now heads the Palestinian government. Fatah's leader, Palestinian Authority President Mah

Vatican slams Israel for attacking funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Ukrainian troops in Azovstal steel plant

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'Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive'

Ukraine says 264 'heroes' evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal steel works

A man drives down a street in Havana, Cuba.

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a new era

Biden reverses some Trump restrictions on Cuba

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Mc-bye!

McDonald's announces total withdrawal from Russia

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Losing faith

Russia's failed Ukraine river crossing has pro-Russia war bloggers griping

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Briefing

Why 'the Russian army just isn't very good'

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