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How Two Soul Mates, Separated by War, Found Each Other Again

Two women met in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and their love story was just a month old when they were separated after their city came under a brutal assault by Russian forces. Two years later, they were reunited after a long and harrowing saga.

Embezzlement Trial of Le Pen and the National Rally party Opens in France

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and over 20 other people went on trial in Paris on Monday on charges that they embezzled funds from the European Parliament between 2004 and 2016.

U.S. Officials Believe Israel Will Not Conduct Full Invasion of Lebanon

After a weekend of intense talks, U.S. officials believe they've persuaded Israel not to conduct a major ground invasion of southern Lebanon, American officials said on Monday. But they said Israel plans smaller, targeted incursions in southern Lebanon.

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