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Factbox: Which world leaders are going to the Beijing Winter Olympics and who is not?

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Feb 2 (Reuters) – A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics over human rights in China and concerns about coronavirus have reduced the number of world leaders and foreign dignitaries attending the Games. Here is a list of who is expected to go and who is staying away. IN Register now for FREE unlimited access … Read more

Ukraine announces plan to boost army, Europeans rally behind Zelenskiy

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Armed forces to grow by 100,000 over three years British, Polish, Dutch leaders due in Ukraine Russia’s Lavrov due to speak to Blinken KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday to boost Ukraine’s armed forces by 100,000 troops over three years and raise soldiers’ pay, as European leaders lined … Read more

US and UK to punish Putin’s elite friends if Russia invades Ukraine

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Russia has massed troops near Ukraine’s borders Johnson will tell Putin to ‘step back from the brink’ US and Britain already sanction some Russian interests WASHINGTON / LONDON / MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United States and the United Kingdom are prepared to punish Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin with asset freezes … Read more