Category: 4. World

1. With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war  AP News
2. Europe Is Starting to Think Putin Will Expand the War Beyond Ukraine  WSJ
3. Greg Afinogenov · Slavdom: What Russians Want  London Review of Books

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1. Drone hits apartment block in NATO member Romania during Russian attack on nearby Ukrainian port  CNN
2. Ukraine war: Russian drone crashes into Romanian apartment block  BBC
3. Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building  The New York Times
4. Ukraine…

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1. Russian drone hits apartment block in Romania, defense ministry says  politico.eu
2. Drone hits apartment block in NATO member Romania during Russian attack on nearby Ukrainian port  CNN
3. Russian drone hits Romanian apartments, wounding two people and…

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1. Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment building, Romania says  CBS News
2. Two injured as drone hits Romanian apartment building close to Ukraine border  Reuters
3. Romania: Russian drone strikes Galati apartment building  DW.com
4. NATO-member Romania…

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1. Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist  The New York Times
2. UN ‘adds Israel to blacklist’ for conflict-related sexual violence  Al Jazeera
3. UN adds Israeli entities to sexual violence blacklist…

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1. Italian Police Uncover Dead Mob Boss’s $230 Million Business Empire  nytimes.com
2. Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster’s millions  BBC
3. Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking gains  ABC…

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1. Global heating is making hajj ever more dangerous, report finds  The Guardian
2. Thousands of Iranians Travel to Saudi Arabia in a Tense Wartime Pilgrimage  WSJ
3. Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj rituals under intense heat as Eid al-Adha celebrations…

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1. US says Iran launched ‘egregious ceasefire violation,’ testing fragile truce  Politico
2. Iran reportedly launches missiles as Trump mulls deal to pause war for two months  CNBC
3. Statement from CENTCOM on Recent Iranian Aggression > U.S. Central…

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1. Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout  The New York Times
2. Fact check: Trump makes false claims about Iran war, the economy and the reflecting pool at Cabinet meeting  CNN
3. No Way to Make a Deal  The Atlantic
4. Trump…

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