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Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, as Moscow escalates fighting
Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking nuclear plant
Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine
Ukraine keeps up assault on Russian oil sites as Kyiv expects more strikes
Russian spies are aggressively seeking Western technology as sanctions bite
With a stalemate in Ukraine, Putin seems ready to escalate his war
Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2
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Ukraine pressing US for more Patriot missiles to counter Russian strikes
Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, as Moscow escalates fighting
Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking nuclear plant
Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine
Ukraine keeps up assault on Russian oil sites as Kyiv expects more strikes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) – Russia’s intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy, three senior European intelligence officials told The Associated Press.
Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the hope it will shore up his sagging domestic approval ratings.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday.
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide.
TORONTO (AP) – Canada is calling on the United States and Mexico to renew the free trade agreement among their three countries for another 16 years just as U.S. President Donald Trump revives talk of making Canada the 51st state.
CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he allegedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job. The move deepened the turmoil at the nation’s most influential TV news program and the news unit that oversees it.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated Moscow’s aerial campaign in recent weeks in an apparent bid to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of U.S.-made air defense systems.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is facing questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. He testified that U.S. negotiators have seen signs that Iran’s new supreme leader has been engaged with negotiations despite not being seen publicly.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Cambodia’s government has filed notice under a U.N. agreement on maritime law for compulsory conciliation of a sea border dispute with neighboring Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Tuesday. At issue is territory claimed by both that is believed to contain large, exploitable amounts of natural gas and other hydrocarbons.
Over four years ago, Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko allowed longtime ally Russia to use his territory to invade Ukraine. Now officials in Kyiv are warning that Lukashenko could again allow his land to serve as a launchpad for more attacks by the Kremlin’s forces.
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