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A helicopter plucked to safety six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, while hundreds of aftershocks drove scores more to seek shelter outdoors. The number of injured rose to 1,058. We look at why Taiwan was so well prepared for the quake.
NATO foreign ministers are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their alliance, having agreed to start planning for a greater role in coordinating military aid to Ukraine. Under a proposal by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, NATO would take over work done by a US-led ad-hoc coalition known as the Ramstein group.
Russian drones hit high-rise apartment blocks and private homes in Kharkiv, killing at least four people in Ukraine's second-largest city, officials said. Separately, we report exclusively that US sanctions are hampering Russian efforts to repair refineries. Follow the latest on the war.

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