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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Long-Range Attacks on Kyiv and Moscow Region

A Russian missile barrage killed fourteen people in Ukraine's capital region, while a Ukrainian drone strike targeted logistics warehouses operated by Russian e-commerce company Wildberries in the Moscow region, leaving five people dead as cross-border attacks intensified.
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Spain and Morocco Trade Blame After 72,000 Migrants Enter Ceuta
Apple Seeks Court Order to Stop OpenAI Using Alleged Trade Secrets
North Korea Warns Japan After Tomahawk Cruise Missile Test
SpaceX Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Revenue in First Earnings Report as a Public Company
United States Plans Ban on Chinese Datacenter Components in Escalating Technology Dispute
World Health Organization Seeks Emergency Support as Congo Ebola Outbreak Outpaces Response
Argentina Grain Exports Grind to a Halt as Maritime Strike Disrupts Global Supply Chains
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Long-Range Attacks on Kyiv and Moscow Region
United States and Iran Near Strait of Hormuz Shipping Deal as Oil Prices Fall
Breaking With the Past: One of the World’s Smallest Countries Changes Its Name
AI Is Remaking the US Economy, From GDP Growth to iPhone Prices
Comcast: Tied to a Chair and Hit in the Face With Cake: The Regular Humiliation Ritual at the US Corporate Giant
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