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It was the escalating disdain in her voice.

He accused Russia of escalating the war in Ukraine and spreading a "tsunami of misinformation".

HTS and its allies said last Wednesday that they had launched an offensive to “deter aggression”, accusing the government and allied Iran-backed militias of escalating attacks on civilians in the north-west.

But tensions between Manila and Beijing have sharply escalated in the last year.

He said incidents happen at schools all the time, but this particular one was escalated due to misinformation online.