Top 10 world news: Putin annexes 4 occupied Ukrainian regions, 23 killed in Kabul suicide attack, and more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday annexed four Ukrainian territories controlled by his army at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. In other news,23 people, includinggirl students, were killed and 27 injured after a suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday.
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Putin annexes four occupied regions; Ukraine accelerates NATO membership bid
Putin joined hands with the Moscow-installed heads of the regions on a stage in front of the Russian elite and chanted alongside them "Russia! Russia!". He said the people of the regions had made an "univocal choice" to join Russia after so-called referendums that Moscow organised.
23 including girl students killed in suicide attack on educational centre in Kabul
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23 people, includinggirl students, were killed and 27 injured after a suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday. The incident took place as the students were preparing for an examination.
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Twenty five people were killed, and 28 others were injured after a Russian missile strike on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional governor said on Friday. According to local officials, the missile hit a convoy of civilian vehicles resulting in the death of a number of local inhabitants.
Putin accuses West of Nord Stream blasts
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin charged the West with orchestrating explosions that caused several gas leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia to Europe.
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