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Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says

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Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with Ukraine

Russia’s intelligence services are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced charges against five people who remain at large.

An indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court said a network of the intelligence services had paid and attempted to pay individuals in the United States and in other countries to surveil targets to be killed with plans to then kill them.

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I Thought Ukraine Was Losing. Then I Was Almost Hit by a Russian Drone. – The Free Press

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  1. I Thought Ukraine Was Losing. Then I Was Almost Hit by a Russian Drone.  The Free Press
  2. What I saw when drones targeted a train in Ukraine, with ex-CIA director aboard  The Washington Post
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 13, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Poland reinforces protection of border crossings with Ukraine  Reuters
  5. Russian Strike on Train Station Near Ukraine-Poland Border Seen as Warning to Kyiv’s Allies  The New York Times
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US set to deliver 2,000lb bombs to Israel as part of vast arms deal

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Powerful bombs prompted such concern about mass deaths in Gaza that Biden officials paused delivery two years ago

The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000lb bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago.

The $2.8bn package includes 40,000 bombs, made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the plan who spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity to discuss the package, which is not yet final.

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Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons sale – NBC4 Washington

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  1. Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons sale  NBC4 Washington
  2. Trump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale  NBC News
  3. Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say  Reuters
  4. Trump set to send nearly $3B worth of bombs to Israel  NewsNation
  5. Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years  The Washington Post
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House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill – Axios

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  1. House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill  Axios
  2. Two Democrats cross aisle to help tee up final vote on Russia sanctions bill  The Hill
  3. US House takes up Russia sanctions bill backed by late senator Graham  The Detroit News
  4. India could face up to 100% US tariffs over Russian oil  dw.com
  5. Congress Might Be About to Hand Trump Sweeping Tariff Powers  The Atlantic
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Indonesia’s choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo – Reuters

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  1. Indonesia's choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo  Reuters
  2. Indonesia president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators  Reuters
  3. Smoke from Indonesia’s worst wildfires in years is spreading across Southeast Asia  NBC News
  4. Thick haze disrupts flights on Indonesia’s Borneo island  AP News
  5. The women saving Borneo: battling fire, patriarchy and super El Niño on Indonesia’s peatland frontlines  The Guardian
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Maduro ally pleads guilty in $195m money laundering case in US court – BBC

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  1. Maduro ally pleads guilty in $195m money laundering case in US court  BBC
  2. Alex Saab, Venezuelan Tied to Maduro, Pleads Guilty in Florida  The New York Times
  3. Maduro ally pleads guilty to money laundering in U.S. corruption case  Axios
  4. Maduro’s financial frontman pleads guilty in Miami court and agrees to cooperate  Miami Herald
  5. Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in a $195M money laundering case, agrees to cooperate  AP News
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Bessent sent bank insiders a message about Iran – thestreet.com

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  1. Bessent sent bank insiders a message about Iran  thestreet.com
  2. US Treasury gathers global financial institutions to advance Iran sanctions  Reuters
  3. Mahan Air Suspends Flights to Istanbul, Ankara, and Muscat  IranWire
  4. Treasury launches tip line for whistleblowers to expose Iran’s financial lifelines  Baltimore Sun
  5. Turkey-based cargo handler included in US sanctions list  Air Cargo News
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About 1,500 Britons a day quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers

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More than a million people have left work to look after loved ones in the past two years, Carers UK says

About 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers, as they try to balance their vulnerable relatives’ growing care needs with declining access to state-funded social care services.

Research estimates that more than a million people have left the workplace to look after ageing, ill and disabled loved ones in the past two years, highlighting the social challenges caused by UK’s rapidly changing demographic profile.

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NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuania as Russia continues to provoke Europe – PBS

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  1. NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuania as Russia continues to provoke Europe  PBS
  2. NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace as Russia grows 'increasingly reckless,' Rutte says  Fox News
  3. Drone shot down in Lithuania was likely aimed at Ukraine, Lithuanian president says  Reuters
  4. NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania  Al Jazeera
  5. Explosive device found on drone shot down in Lithuania, says minister - as it happened  The Guardian
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NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania – Al Jazeera

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  1. NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania  Al Jazeera
  2. NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuania as Russia continues to provoke Europe  PBS
  3. Italian NATO jet downs suspected Russian drone over Lithuania  Reuters
  4. Nato jets shoot down drone that flew into Lithuanian airspace  BBC
  5. Explosive device found on drone shot down in Lithuania, says minister - as it happened  The Guardian
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