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Russia targeted Ukraine’s ‘infrastructure and people’ with hours-long barrage signaling escalation from Putin

Emergency service personnel attend to the site of a blast next to a childrens playground in a park on October 10, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. This morning's explosions, which came shortly after 8:00 local time, were the largest such attacks in the capital in months. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

Russian forces are being widely accused of targeting civilians after dozens of missiles rained down indiscriminately on Ukraine’s major cities Monday, leaving many without power. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy filmed a video in Kyiv minutes after the missiles stopped, declaring that “we are dealing with terrorists.” Widespread power and water outages were reported in Kyiv and elsewhere following the attack, …

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Kyiv suffers explosions from apparent missile strikes

Volunteers work to clean the debris on a site where several houses were destroyed after a Russian attack at a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. 

Two explosions struck Kyiv, Ukraine, early Monday after months of relative calm in the capital of the eastern European nation. Missile strikes appeared to cause the explosions in Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko said explosions occurred in the city’s Shevchenko district, which is a large area in the center of the city that includes the historic old town and several …

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw tactical nuclear military training

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released on October 9, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw and guided the country’s tactical nuclear operation unit training from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9, North Korea’s KCNA news agency reported on Monday.  North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released on October 9, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central …

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Iranian police have killed nearly 200 people in rights protests — including children — watchdog group says

Iran protests on video via The Foreign Desk

Iranian police and paramilitary enforcers have killed 185 people since protests erupted against the in-custody death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month, according to a human rights group. Iran Human Rights says at least 19 of those killed have been children. Unrest has spread across the country for weeks following the death of Amini, who suffered severe injuries while in …

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3 Palestinians arrested following deadly attack on Israeli security checkpoint, manhunt ongoing

Israeli security forces patrol next to the scene of a shooting attack near the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Israeli police say armed assailants have opened fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem, seriously wounding at least two people. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli authorities have arrested at least three Palestinians in connection to a deadly attack on an Israeli military checkpoint Saturday evening. Israeli police are still conducting a manhunt for the suspected gunman in Saturday’s attack, which killed an 18-year-old female soldier and left three others wounded. Israeli Defense Forces have identified the deceased soldier as Noa Lazar. “Our hearts tonight …

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Palestinian gunman kills woman Israeli soldier in Jerusalem

Israeli security forces patrol next to the scene of a shooting attack near the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

A Palestinian opened fire on an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem on Saturday night, killing a female Israeli soldier and wounding three other people, Israeli authorities said. The attack came hours after a pair of Palestinian teenagers were killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest bloodshed in the deadliest round of …

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, Japanese PM says

CNN  —  North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Munchon area of Kangwon Province to the waters off the peninsula’s eastern coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Sunday. The missiles were launched between 1:47 a.m. and 1:53 a.m. local time Sunday, according to Japan’s State Minister of Defense Toshiro Ino. Both missiles fell outside …

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As Iran protests continue, experts discuss the likelihood of regime change

FILE - Protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 21, 2022.  

Iranian protesters continue to confront the autocratic regime that rules over the vast Mideast country with chants of “death to the dictator,” a slogan targeting the iron-fisted rule of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The pressing question for many experts on Iran and veteran observers of Tehran is will the widespread demonstrations blanketing Iran end the regime that …

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