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Russia Strikes Ukraine Hours After White House Meetings

Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came after European leaders met with President Trump to try to find a path toward peace.

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Rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday.
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Melania Trump Sends a Letter to Putin, Asking to Protect Children

In a letter posted online by President Trump, the first lady wrote to Russia’s leader but didn’t mention Ukraine. At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brought Mr. Trump a letter from his own wife to Ms. Trump.

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Melania Trump, the first lady, with President Trump outside the White House in April.
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Who Are the European Leaders Supporting Zelensky at the White House?

The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Italy are among those who flew to Washington, D.C. on short notice to attend meetings with President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

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From left, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a NATO summit in June.
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Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza?

Officials accused Anas al-Sharif of being a Hamas operative posing as a reporter. Al Jazeera says he and the other four victims all worked for the network.

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Al Jazeera staff members gathering at the network’s studios in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, to remember their colleagues killed in Gaza.
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Here’s a Look at the Journalists Killed by an Israeli Strike in Gaza

Israeli officials said it was a targeted strike aimed at one of those killed, Anas al-Sharif, whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.

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Al Jazeera staff members gathering at the network’s studios in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, to remember their colleagues killed in Gaza.
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