Ukraine Ukrainian officials began to corroborate yesterday's reports of rapid Ukrainian gains in the south. One senior official told the NYT the offensive operation had been in the works for months, …

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Coming Up This Week Brazil's general election started yesterday. Leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won more votes than any other candidate with 48.4%, but failed to reach the 50% hur …

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Pipelines Total reported "unauthorized drone activity" near one of its oil installations in the North Sea. Suspicions are high because of the four incidents of apparent pipeline sabotage reported thi …

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RussiaTwo more leaks from the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were reported yesterday, and the EU, U.S., and NATO are all officially alleging sabotage.None of the three are explicitly blaming Russia for …

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Russia Two separate leaks sprung in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Germany yesterday, releasing methane gas that bubbled up in waters around Denmark and Sweden.European leaders init …

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RussiaPres. Putin's "partial mobilization" was originally thought to prioritize calling up Russian men aged 18 to 35 and with prior fighting experience, but there are reports of 62-year-olds without p …

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