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Russia’s Overnight Barrage Kills Three, Triggers NATO Alerts as Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries
Russia unleashed one of its largest combined drone-and-missile attacks in months across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, prompting air raid sirens from Kyiv to Odesa and triggering allied aircraft deployments in Poland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said strikes hit nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Kharkiv, targeting infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises. 
Russia unleashed one of its largest combined drone-and-missile attacks in months across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, prompting air raid sirens from Kyiv to Odesa and triggering allied aircraft deployments in Poland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said strikes hit nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Kharkiv, targeting infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises. -
Britain’s MI6 Chief Says There’s ‘Absolutely No Evidence’ Putin Wants Peace in Ukraine
Britain's top spy said Friday that there is "absolutely no evidence" Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace in Ukraine, using his final public remarks as head of MI6 to warn that the Kremlin leader is doubling down on a costly war he cannot win. 
Britain's top spy said Friday that there is "absolutely no evidence" Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace in Ukraine, using his final public remarks as head of MI6 to warn that the Kremlin leader is doubling down on a costly war he cannot win. -
Trump Confirms Push to Regain Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Position Troops Near China
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. is working to reestablish a military presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, signaling the most direct public confirmation yet that his administration is seeking to regain control of the installation nearly four years after the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. 
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. is working to reestablish a military presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, signaling the most direct public confirmation yet that his administration is seeking to regain control of the installation nearly four years after the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. -
Putin Unveils Succession Plan, Calls for Ukraine War Veterans to Be Future Leaders
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that veterans of the war in Ukraine should form the backbone of Russia's next generation of political leadership, signaling a further tightening of Kremlin power around hard-line nationalism and the war effort. 
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that veterans of the war in Ukraine should form the backbone of Russia's next generation of political leadership, signaling a further tightening of Kremlin power around hard-line nationalism and the war effort. -
French Unions Mount Nationwide Strikes, Testing Macron and New PM Lecornu on Budget Cuts
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across France on Thursday as striking workers, students, and unions mounted a nationwide challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's government over planned austerity measures. The disruption marked the first major political test for newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who faces the task of steering a budget through a deeply divided parliament. 
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across France on Thursday as striking workers, students, and unions mounted a nationwide challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's government over planned austerity measures. The disruption marked the first major political test for newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who faces the task of steering a budget through a deeply divided parliament. -
EU Pushes to Suspend Trade With Israel, Sanction Far-Right Ministers Amid Gaza Crisis
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed suspending key trade privileges with Israel and imposing sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, citing a breach of human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed suspending key trade privileges with Israel and imposing sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, citing a breach of human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. -
Russia Running 210 ‘Reeducation’ Camps for Abducted Ukrainian Children, Yale Study Finds
Russia is operating a sprawling network of more than 210 facilities where thousands of abducted Ukrainian children are subjected to forced "reeducation" and, in many cases, military training, according to a new report from Yale University's School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab. The findings, published Tuesday, detail what researchers called an "industrial-scale" program of indoctrination, raising allegations of war crimes and intensifying international scrutiny of Moscow's actions. 
Russia is operating a sprawling network of more than 210 facilities where thousands of abducted Ukrainian children are subjected to forced "reeducation" and, in many cases, military training, according to a new report from Yale University's School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab. The findings, published Tuesday, detail what researchers called an "industrial-scale" program of indoctrination, raising allegations of war crimes and intensifying international scrutiny of Moscow's actions. -
Israeli Troops Press Forward Into Gaza City as Palestinians Flee Devastated Enclave
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday in what military officials called a major new phase of their ground offensive, defying mounting international condemnation and sparking mass evacuations from the war-torn enclave. The Israel Defense Forces said air and artillery units struck more than 150 targets in recent days to support advancing troops. 
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday in what military officials called a major new phase of their ground offensive, defying mounting international condemnation and sparking mass evacuations from the war-torn enclave. The Israel Defense Forces said air and artillery units struck more than 150 targets in recent days to support advancing troops. -
UN Report Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza, Names Netanyahu and Top Officials
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incited the alleged atrocities, drawing a furious rejection from Jerusalem. The report, released Tuesday as Israel launched a ground assault on Gaza City, represents the most forceful U.N.-linked condemnation of Israel's nearly two-year campaign in the enclave. 
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incited the alleged atrocities, drawing a furious rejection from Jerusalem. The report, released Tuesday as Israel launched a ground assault on Gaza City, represents the most forceful U.N.-linked condemnation of Israel's nearly two-year campaign in the enclave. -
Israel Launches Major Gaza City Ground Assault as Katz Says ‘Gaza Is Burning’; U.S., Egypt Press for Deal
Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday, warning remaining residents to evacuate south as air, land and sea strikes intensified across the enclave's largest urban center. Defense Minister Israel Katz declared, "Gaza is burning," as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units pushed from the outskirts toward the city's center and officials said the "main phase" of the operation had begun. Israeli media signaled the campaign could last for months even as cease-fire diplomacy has stalled. 
Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday, warning remaining residents to evacuate south as air, land and sea strikes intensified across the enclave's largest urban center. Defense Minister Israel Katz declared, "Gaza is burning," as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units pushed from the outskirts toward the city's center and officials said the "main phase" of the operation had begun. Israeli media signaled the campaign could last for months even as cease-fire diplomacy has stalled.
