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Thousands of civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky are trapped and starving after roads were mined and supply routes cut, with residents risking a mined 'Death Road' to escape. The article relies on a Ukrainian human rights official and resident testimony to describe a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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JP Morgan says it cannot model the endgame of the US-Iran war, which has pushed oil above $100 and complicated inflation forecasts. The article highlights crossed economic red lines, Fed rate hikes, and Trump's comments that the war may last past the midterms.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted leaders from seven regional countries for the inaugural “Carpathian Eight” summit in western Ukraine, amid stalled US-mediated peace efforts and overnight Russian strikes. The meeting focused on security, energy, logistics and EU cooperation, while European officials warned of Russian hybrid threats and Ukraine received a new EU financial tranche.
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Russians began three days of voting in a parliamentary election with virtually no opposition, expected to cement United Russia and Kremlin control. The vote is taking place amid the Ukraine war, with anti-war voices suppressed and balloting also organized in Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed. Kyiv and the European Union condemned the vote as illegal and a sign of eroding democracy in Russia.
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French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Russian hybrid attacks against Europe and France have intensified, and said he has ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites. He also announced a G7 meeting on energy issues, including possible release of strategic reserves.
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The newsletter leads with witness accounts of an Israeli double-tap strike in Gaza that killed a 15-year-old boy who ran to help a wounded man, with the Israeli military saying the incident is under review. It also rounds up South Korea's refusal to join the US war on Iran, RFK Jr.'s outreach to anti-vaccine activists amid a measles outbreak, and other news.
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The column argues that Robert Kraft’s effort to pressure Ed Sheeran into dropping Macklemore over pro-Palestine advocacy backfired, prompting tour members to withdraw in solidarity and amplifying the cause. It criticizes Sheeran’s neutrality as cowardly and condemns broader efforts by billionaires and the Trump administration to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, while calling Gaza a genocide.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning 'accidental' drone or missile strikes on NATO territory to paralyze the alliance and undermine Article 5. The article reports recent airspace incidents on NATO's eastern flank and Tusk's call for unity, while noting Trump's announcement of a permanent U.S. base in Poland.
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Russians began voting in a three-day parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is virtually certain to win. Only parties supportive of the Kremlin and the war in Ukraine were allowed to run, while opposition figures were barred or imprisoned. The vote is seen as a Kremlin barometer on public sentiment toward the war.
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A collection of reader letters criticizes President Trump's handling of rising oil prices and the Iran war, blaming him for gas price increases and military mismanagement. Another letter criticizes NYC Mayor Mamdani's plan for public toilets as wasteful.
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A U.N. human rights panel says there are reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran, including one on a school. The item notes that a former CIA officer and Marine Corps veteran joins for analysis.
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Senators from both parties emerged from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they called unclear answers from Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war. Colby drew criticism for giving no opening statement and for evasive responses, while Senate Democrats pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for detailed war-cost accounting. The article also notes the conflict’s rising costs, energy-price impact, and Trump’s upcoming decision on Iran.