MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was informed an hour ago that Russian forces had crossed the border with Ukraine from the Kursk region, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday.

"The most recent information that I was reported just an hour ago is that tonight the fighters of the 810th brigade crossed the border of the Russian Federation and Ukraine and entered the territory of the enemy," Putin said, while answering journalists' questions during a visit to a drone plant in St. Petersburg. (Russia-Ukraine-Offensive)

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UNITED NATIONS -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called for reinvigorating true multilateralism and speeding up the efforts to build a more just and equitable global governance system.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in his speech at the UN Security Council's high-level meeting on "Practicing multilateralism, reforming and improving global governance." (UN-Wang Yi-Security Council)

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RAMALLAH -- Palestine on Wednesday accused Israel of waging a comprehensive war on the West Bank, particularly in the northern regions, involving "crimes of murder, displacement, and the destruction of property."

In a statement issued by the Palestinian News Agency WAFA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israeli forces were conducting a systematic campaign of destruction in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm and their surrounding camps.(West Bank-Israel)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet as early as this month, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

"The Western media write a lot, our media write a lot ... Maybe, or maybe not," said Peskov when asked whether Putin and Trump could meet before the end of February.(Russia-US-Ukraine) Enditem

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