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Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones overnight at Moscow, damaging a residential building and an oil refinery while officials reported two deaths and 20 injuries. The record-breaking barrage coincided with the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy and other Republican senators criticized Donald Trump Jr. for accepting a $250,000 wedding-related gift from Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, calling it 'really bad' and 'corruption.' Trump Jr. reportedly repaid Kremlev, while President Trump defended the arrangement as allowed.
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Germany’s AfD won a second regional election, dealing another blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who vowed to stay in office despite calling the result a 'disaster.' The article reports the results, Merz’s response, and reactions from AfD leaders and Trump, while also noting German intelligence’s extremism designation and Merz’s ethnic-cleansing accusation against AfD.
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Russian drones struck Zaporizhzhia, hitting apartment blocks, a university, and a shopping mall and wounding five people, a day after Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia. The attacks come amid stalled diplomacy and as world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly, with Moldova also reporting a drone incursion.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will keep his CDU-SPD coalition together after the far-right AfD won the most votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the CDU suffered defeats in two state elections. Merz called the results a heavy blow and rejected the idea that his low approval ratings were the main cause, amid speculation about his future.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a political crisis after poor regional election results and record-low popularity, while the far-right AfD surges in polls and state contests. The article frames the upheaval as destabilizing for Germany and the EU, with voter frustration over the economy, migration, and energy costs. It notes EU concern about nationalist and Eurosceptic parties ahead of elections.
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Germany's AfD predicted Chancellor Friedrich Merz will soon leave office after the CDU suffered state election defeats, and announced a partnership with Italy's Future Nazionale. Merz vowed to keep his coalition together and pursue reforms despite calls to step down.
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Chad Wolf argues that a British naval drone secretly transmitting data to China shows Beijing's strategy of embedding vulnerabilities in Western supply chains. He urges Congress to act against Chinese espionage in connected vehicles and related technology.
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The op-ed argues the U.S. should expand domestic production of medical and industrial radioisotopes to avoid dependence on Russia, China, and other foreign suppliers. It points to a new Oklo test reactor in Texas as evidence that streamlined nuclear development can rebuild capacity. It urges regulatory reform while maintaining safety standards.
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An op-ed warns that an AI-generated intelligence report falsely flagged a Chinese cargo ship as carrying nuclear components, nearly triggering military action, and argues that AI is already embedded in national defense. It calls for Congress to impose legal limits on Pentagon AI, especially for nuclear and lethal-force decisions, and to keep human accountability over machines and private tech companies.
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An opinion piece argues that while partisan division is at a peak, the far left and far right are converging around anti-establishment anger and shared policy positions. It warns that this 'Horseshoe Party' convergence is dangerous, citing interest-rate caps, Israel criticism, and AI limits, while acknowledging failures of the bipartisan center.
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A UN report concludes that US airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific breached international law and may amount to crimes against humanity. The article contrasts the UN legal findings with US military claims that the strikes targeted narco-terrorists and notes officials have not provided definitive evidence.