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BBC News: Nine hurt after 'corrosive substance' thrown
Family among nine people injured in "horrific" attack in south London street.
CIA chief says Russia's failures in the Ukraine war have sealed its fate as 'China's economic vassal'
"Putin's war has already been a failure for Russia on many levels," William J. Burns, the CIA director, wrote in an opinion article for Foreign Affairs.
US navy destroys Houthi missile that posed 'imminent threat' to aircraft
Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off
The Pentagon has conducted several rounds of preemptive strikes targeting Houthi missiles that were prepared to launch and presented a threat.
Bloomberg: Russia creates new mercenary army in Africa called "Africa Corps", replacing Wagner group
Russia, aiming to expand its influence in Africa, plans to create expeditionary forces consisting of 20,000 mercenaries, replacing the Wagner Private Military Company’s fighters.
Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan
The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
Iran not seeking war with US but ‘not afraid of it’, says military chief
Head of Islamic Revolutionary Guards defiant as US prepares ‘very consequential response’ to drone attack on Jordan base
Ukraine Tells Allies Troops Are Outgunned Three-to-One by Russia
Malian army and Russian Wagner group execute 25 ethnic Fulana people, including children, in Welingara village, according to Radio France Internationale local sources
'We'll Fight Until We're Dead': With Dwindling Ammunition, Ukrainian Soldiers Defend Their Gains
Russian troops are pressing on Ukrainian forces along much of the front, including in the Zaporizhzhya region, where Kyiv’s counteroffensive halted last year. Soldiers stationed in the area for over 17 months are fighting to hold the line amid mounting problems from morale to a shortage of shells.
Nestlé admits to treating bottled mineral water in breach of French regulations
Bomb found near Israeli embassy in Sweden
Weakened China won’t overtake US economy ‘until 2080’
Rising debt, ageing population and ongoing property crisis to hold back Asian powerhouse
US Blocks $3-Billion Drone Sale to India Until ‘Meaningful Investigation’ of Pannun Assassination Conspiracy
A Washington-based source says that Indian-American lawmakers in particular are deeply concerned about the fallout from the indictment of an Indian in the plot.
Iran Warns It Will Retaliate After Biden Says He’s Decided How To Respond To Killing Of 3 U.S. Soldiers
Iran’s envoy to the U.N. said any attacks on “Iran’s territory, or its interests or citizens abroad” will face a “decisive response.”
Kyiv Confirms Drone Attack on St. Petersburg Oil Refinery, Claims UAV Dodged Russia’s Best Air Defense
Kyiv Post sources say the Russian military, using its most powerful air defense system, the S-400, failed to eliminate the HUR drone which struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Russians Flock to Buy Up Ravaged Mariupol Homes on the Cheap
A propagandist film tracks how Russians are investing in the ruins of Mariupol homes left by the dead or displaced after Moscow’s invasion caused mass destruction and upwards of 75,000 deaths.
EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says
French president says future security architecture of Europe could no longer be settled by the US and Russia
Joe Biden Is Arming Greece So Greece Can Arm Ukraine—And Pro-Russia Republicans Can’t Stop Him
As the Republican Party’s blockade of aid to Ukraine drags on, Pres. Joe Biden has found a new way to give Ukraine’s forces the weapons they need to defend their country.