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Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S. Through Darién Gap

The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up.

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Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say

Russia has managed to overcome sanctions and export controls imposed by the West to expand its missile production beyond prewar levels, according to U.S., European and Ukrainian officials, leaving Ukraine especially vulnerable to intensified attacks in the coming months.

RUSSIA TODAY

US considering long-range cluster bombs for Ukraine – media

The US is preparing to approve shipments of longer-range missiles equipped with cluster munitions for Ukraine, Reuters reports. Washington has long refused Kiev’s demands for such weapons, citing concerns they could be used for strikes deep inside Russia.

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Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Nears 2,500: Live Updates

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After Prigozhin’s Death, a High-Stakes Scramble for His Empire

African leaders allied with Russia had grown used to dealing with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the swaggering, profane mercenary leader who traveled the continent by private jet, offering to prop up shaky regimes with guns and propaganda in return for gold and diamonds.

THE GUARDIAN

Occupied by the US’: wildfires renew Native Hawaiian call for sovereignty

At a time of climate crisis, dwindling resources and unfettered capitalism, the decades-long Native Hawaiian struggle for sovereignty has gained a renewed sense of urgency following the August wildfires that incinerated west Maui.

Indigenous activists say restoring Hawaiʻi as a self-sufficient island nation is the only way to preserve it for their children and grandchildren.

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Blinken Visits Kyiv as Russian Missile Kills 16 in Eastern Ukraine: Live Updates

At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday in a Russian strike on Kostyantynivka, a city in eastern Ukraine that is close to the front lines, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It was one of the deadliest strikes in Ukraine in months.

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Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

THE BATTLE: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launched in early June, aims to reclaim land in the south and east of the country. Its goal in the south is to reach the Sea of Azov and drive a wedge through Russian-occupied territory, and its main effort so far has been in the direction of the city of Melitopol.

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Putin and Erdogan Meet in Russia, But No Breakthrough on Grain Deal: Live Updates

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia restated his opposition on Monday to the internationally backed Black Sea grain deal, a sign that little progress had been made toward reviving the agreement after bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Putin and Erdogan Will Meet Next Week, Kremlin Says: Russia-Ukraine Live Updates

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are set to meet in Russia next week, the Kremlin said on Friday, as international efforts to revive a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea appear to be stalled.