Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of massive strikes

Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv

Ukraine has launched a large-scale long-range drone attack targeting several regions in Russia including the huge Ryazan oil refinery, after three days of massive strikes by Moscow against Ukraine.

Kyiv’s attack on Friday followed a series of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, including on the capital, Kyiv, where a cruise missile hit an apartment block on Thursday, killing 24 people including three children.

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13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’

All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities

A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims of US attacks on boats allegedly carrying narcotics in a campaign that has killed nearly 200 people in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.

It is unclear if the US has ever identified any of its 194 victims before attacking them, and the names of just three had previously emerged, after their families launched legal cases against the White House.

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Putin Is Still a Liar. His Peace Talk Is Still Bullshit. – The Bulwark

  1. Putin Is Still a Liar. His Peace Talk Is Still Bullshit.  The Bulwark
  2. Analysis: Putin hints he might end Russia’s war in Ukraine. But why now?  CNN
  3. Putin remark on war ‘coming to a close’ points to exhaustion, not peace, analysts say  The Washington Post
  4. Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict 'coming to an end'  BBC
  5. Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close,’ but That’s Not All He Said  The New York Times
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Heathrow could be forced to allow other firms to build third runway to cut costs

Under aviation regulator proposals rival companies would bid to design and build parts of airport expansion

Heathrow could be forced to allow other companies to design and build its third runway and new terminal after the UK aviation regulator argued that rival bids could keep construction costs down.

A long-awaited review by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) proposes changes to the regulatory model that governs how Heathrow runs and covers its costs.

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Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’ – The New York Times

  1. Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’  The New York Times
  2. The mummy, the Iliad, and a mysterious death ritual  National Geographic
  3. 10 Gems of Bluesky Today – Day 335  Daily Kos
  4. Archeologists Find 'Gold Tongues' and a Piece of the Trojan War in the Egyptian Desert  Yahoo News UK
  5. Archaeologists Discover Mummy Buried With Lines From Homer’s Iliad  Hyperallergic
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Orban’s media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat – Reuters

  1. Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat  Reuters
  2. The Guardian view on life after Orbán: Péter Magyar’s fast start bodes well for Hungary and for Europe | Editorial  The Guardian
  3. 'Regime change': Hungary's Magyar exposes Orban's decadence  DW.com
  4. Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now?  The New Yorker
  5. Peter Magyar takes office pledging to clean up Hungary’s mess  The Economist
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Ukrainian Drones Kill 4 and Set Ryazan Oil Refinery Ablaze – The Moscow Times

  1. Ukrainian Drones Kill 4 and Set Ryazan Oil Refinery Ablaze  The Moscow Times
  2. Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of massive strikes  The Guardian
  3. Ukrainian drones kill four in Russian city of Ryazan, governor says  Reuters
  4. Ukrainian drone attack kills four in Ryazan, igniting refinery fire and showering city in ‘oil rain’  Meduza
  5. Zelenskyy approves responses to Russian attacks: Russians have already seen strikes  Українська правда
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Catholic Rebels Facing Excommunication Would ‘Rather Die’ Than Change – Newsweek

  1. Catholic Rebels Facing Excommunication Would ‘Rather Die’ Than Change  Newsweek
  2. Vatican warns of excommunication for traditionalist group on brink of schism  National Catholic Reporter
  3. If the SSPX consecrations happen, who exactly is excommunicated?  The Pillar
  4. Cardinal Fernández to Pius X Society: Ordaining new bishops is schismatic act  Vatican News
  5. Vatican warns rebel Catholic group it risks excommunication  Reuters
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