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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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Russia’s United Russia party retained a large parliamentary majority in a vote that excluded most opposition candidates and was described as carefully orchestrated to preserve Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. The election, held amid a crackdown on dissent and the war in Ukraine, also took place as Ukrainian drone attacks struck deep inside Russia.
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Yemenis are fleeing across the Bab al-Mandab strait to Djibouti as fighting escalates between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces. The UN estimates more than 120,000 people have been displaced along Yemen's Red Sea coast, with refugees describing airstrikes, drones, and missiles affecting civilians on all sides. The report highlights the humanitarian toll and Djibouti's role as a reluctant host amid regional militarization.
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Iran's early missile and drone attacks on the Navy's Bahrain headquarters caught military families and officials by surprise, with some families waiting a week or more to evacuate. Many evacuated families face financial strain from maintaining two households, while the Navy has restructured Middle East logistics and not released public damage cost estimates. The report focuses on the human and operational fallout of the war's opening days.
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President Trump considered ordering strikes against the Houthis in Yemen over the weekend before deciding to hold off, according to U.S. officials. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had urged action as Houthi advances threatened the Red Sea chokepoint, but Trump opted instead for intelligence support and diplomacy for now. The report details internal deliberations, CENTCOM strike options, and concerns about oil prices and a second choke point.
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted the U.S. will be out of Iran in about six months, arguing objectives are being achieved and lower oil and inflation will follow. The article notes the conflict has passed six months without a deal, Trump's threats to annihilate Iran or strike civilian infrastructure, a House war powers resolution, and rising gas prices and war costs.
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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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President Trump said Russia has lost control of its diesel industry after Ukrainian drone strikes hit refineries, calling for an end to the war. The article also reports Zelensky's accounts of Russian attacks and notes that rising U.S. diesel prices are a political problem for Trump and Republicans.
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Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Moscow overnight, and Russian forces responded with drone strikes across the Kyiv region, hitting a warehouse in Boryspil and injuring at least one person. The report frames the Russian strikes as apparent retaliation for the Ukrainian barrage.
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Ed Sheeran performed alone at his first concert after Macklemore was dropped from the tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage, which also led other openers to leave. Sheeran told fans he never wanted to be an activist musician amid the controversy.
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Ukraine launched a large drone barrage into Russia over the weekend, with Moscow among the targets, according to a brief news report.
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Trump declared that Ukraine's strikes have crippled Russia's diesel industry while urging Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries, even as US diesel prices hit a record high due to the Iran conflict. The article reports that Ukrainian officials contradicted Trump's claimed truce and that the fuel spike is becoming a political problem for Republicans before the midterms.