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Russian Officials Accuse West of Tacit Support for Moscow Drone Attack: Live Updates

A day after blaming Ukraine for a mass drone strike on Moscow, some Russian officials have seized on the aerial assault as an example of what the Kremlin deems a spiraling proxy conflict with NATO.

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 Drones Attack Moscow as Kyiv Is Hit Again: Latest Russia-Ukraine News

At least eight drones targeted Moscow early Tuesday, according to the Russian authorities, the first attack to hit civilian areas in the Russian capital and a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia.

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Russia Launches a Missile Attack on Kyiv: Live Updates

KYIV, Ukraine — As ballistic missiles exploded in the clear blue skies on Monday, frightened pedestrians hurried to get off the streets of Ukraine’s capital, watching the battle unfold over their heads in a rare daytime missile attack on Kyiv.

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Colombia’s Peace-Whisperer Makes Plenty of Enemies

Leyner Palacios’s push for dialogue, forgiveness and reconciliation has made him the face of peace in Colombia — and subjected him to death threats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/americas/colombia-peace-leyner-palacios.html

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Wagner Chief Says His Forces Are Leaving Bakhmut: Russia-Ukraine War Updates

Days after declaring victory in Bakhmut, the Wagner private military company has started to withdraw its fighters from the ruined city in eastern Ukraine and will be replaced by regular Russian troops, the group’s leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, said in a video released on Thursday.

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Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Latest on the Attack by Anti-Kremlin Fighters

As attacks by Ukrainian-aligned insurgents in Russian territory stretched into a third day on Wednesday, concerns were rising in Russia that the rare border incursion could create new battlefield problems — and it has increased calls for the military to expend more resources defending against such assaults.

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Assault Inside Russia Stretches Into Second Day: Live Ukraine War Updates

Attacks in southern Russia close to the Ukrainian border continued on Tuesday with an explosion reported at a defense factory and skirmishes at a border crossing, a day after anti-Kremlin fighters aligned with Ukraine appeared to have begun a rare ground assault inside Russia.

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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates on Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are engaged in “mopping up” operations to clear the remaining Ukrainian soldiers from the ruins of Bakhmut, a senior Ukrainian official said on Monday, as Kyiv’s military commanders seek to shift the focus from their apparent loss of the city to the battle for its outskirts.

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Ukraine News: Zelensky Is Expected to Attend G7 Summit in Japan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine appealed to Arab leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia on Friday not to bend to Russian influence as he began a new diplomatic tour to shore up international support ahead of a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.

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Israelis March Through Jerusalem, Raising Tensions in a Divided City

The annual parade marks the unification of the city after Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967. Israelis see it as a celebration, but Palestinians consider it an insult, and it was marred by incitement against Arabs.