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Russia Strikes Ukraine as Explosions Rock Capital of Kyiv

At least 13 people were killed in the assault, which began hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine warned that Russia was preparing another “massive strike” on Kyiv.

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Rescuers on Thursday at an apartment building in Kyiv that was damaged in overnight Russian strikes.
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Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones

The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea.

© Andrei Vorobyov, via Telegram, via Reuters

A photograph posted on the Moscow region’s official social media channel on Tuesday, said to show a damaged private house in the town of Yegoryevsk.
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What the U.S. Owes Venezuela

Expectations are rising over the role the Trump administration could play in helping after two devastating quakes.

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Volunteers in Caracas loaded donations and supplies to deliver to earthquake survivors on Friday.
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Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict’s consequences with euphemisms.

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Manezhnaya Square, in Moscow, on Tuesday.
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Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.
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