Ukrainian Strikes Hit Oil Sites in Russia and Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Monday, as part of their campaign aimed at making Moscow pay an economic cost for the war. Russia’s defense ministry said its forces shot down 310 Ukrainian drones overnight into Monday, including over the Moscow …

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Lebanese PM Says Israel Has Bombed Lebanon Nearly 3,500 Times During Ceasefire

BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) – Israel has carried out ⁠nearly ⁠3,500 air strikes on Lebanon ⁠and hundreds of controlled explosions since the U.S. announced a ceasefire ​for the country on April 16, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. The U.S.-brokered ‌ceasefire came into effect just ‌after midnight on April 17, with Israeli troops still …

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Trump tells Iran and Israel to “stop ‘shooting'” as ceasefire teeters on war’s 101st day

4 months ago Israel and Iran seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE” and “things should move quickly,” says Trump Iran and Israel are seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE,” President Trump said Monday, adding that “final negotiations” were ongoing and “things should move quickly.” His comments came hours after Iran and Israel traded strikes in the worst violence in …

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Pope Leo Tells Spain’s Church to Listen to Abuse Survivors, Offer Reparations

MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) – ⁠Pope ⁠Leo told Spain’s ⁠Catholic bishops on Monday they must listen ​to survivors of abuse by clergy and offer them reparations, ‌in the first direct ‌reference during his trip to scandals that have ⁠shaken ⁠the local Church’s credibility. Leo told the clerics that survivors ​of abuse should see a “determined …

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Trump Says Israel and Iran ‘Looking to Do an Immediate Ceasefire’

June 8 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump said on ​Monday that both Israel ‌and Iran are ‌looking ⁠to “do ⁠an immediate ceasefire”, and that final ​negotiations on “peace” are proceeding. “Both sides, Israel ​and Iran, are looking ⁠to do ⁠an immediate ⁠CEASEFIRE! ​Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, ​subject ⁠to ignorance or stupidity getting …

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Israeli Military Kills Four in Gaza and Expands Control Zone, Locals Say

CAIRO, June 8 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians, including a ⁠child, ⁠in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health ⁠officials there said, as Israel’s military expanded the area under its control, according to residents. The reports ​came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on with efforts to salvage a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire …

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As America 250 Approaches, Fewer Americans See Their Country as Exceptional, AP-NORC Poll Finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research highlights many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government — particularly among young people. …

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Pope Leo Warns Spain’s Parliament the World Is in ‘Profound’ Crisis

(Corrects to ‘diplomacy’, not ‘democracy’, in reference to previous Pope comment in paragraph 14) MADRID, June ⁠8 (Reuters) – ⁠Pope Leo told Spain’s parliament that escalating conflict, deepening ⁠polarization and widespread disregard for human rights had pushed the world into a profound crisis, in one of his most expansive ​political addresses yet on Monday. Leo, …

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