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Surprisingly Weak Ukrainian Defenses Help Russian Advance

Russian forces continue to make small but rapid gains outside of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, attributable in part to dwindling Ukrainian ammunition and declining Western aid.

French Lawmakers Enshrine Access to Abortion in Constitution

French legislators on Monday voted to explicitly enshrine access to abortion in the Constitution, making their country the first in the world to do so.

South Korea Moves to Suspend Licenses of Thousands of Protesting Doctors

The South Korean government on Monday said that it was moving to suspend the licenses of thousands of doctors who walked off the job nearly two weeks ago, threatening to escalate a dispute that has shaken the nation’s health care system.

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