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Ukraine strikes industrial facility in Russia's Volgograd as Russian drone attack kills 1
Ukraine targeted a key industrial site in southern Russia as overnight Russian drone strikes continued to inflict civilian casualties in northeastern Ukraine.
Congo takes Rwanda back to UN court over decades of bloodshed
The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the International Court of Justice to hold neighboring Rwanda responsible for decades of killings, rape and persecution in its eastern provinces, arguing the conflict that followed the 1994 Rwandan genocide belongs before the U.N.’s highest court.
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
The major attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had ordered “a 40-day influence operation,” believed to mean an escalation of attacks.
Israel releases classified documents detailing 1976 Entebbe raid to free more than 100 hostages
For Israel, Entebbe was widely seen as a success just four years after all nine Israeli hostages were killed in a German-led rescue attempt at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
US strikes Iran after Trump says ceasefire was violated
A missile warning in the United Arab Emirates caused by a technical glitch earlier Friday underscored the ongoing tensions in the region.
Poland, Ukraine hold key Gdansk conference without Zelenskyy
A recent poll shows 59.7% of Poles now oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU.
British military says a cargo ship was hit while on UN-approved route through the Strait of Hormuz
Traffic through the strait has increased but is still well below prewar levels.
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashoura after months of war in Iran and Lebanon
Iran and Lebanon have the world's two largest Shiite populations.
Trump DOJ asserts presidential privilege over drug boat drone strikes memo
The American Civil Liberties Union argues the U.S. government should be forced to make public the legal memorandum relied upon by the Trump administration to justify drone strikes abroad.
Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public
The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that remains a threat to the U.S.-Iran diplomacy flared on Wednesday.
German naval ambitions suffer setback as warship order axed
Berlin will instead order eight smaller ships from a rival German contractor.