Senior Russian Commander Killed in March Air Crash, Official Says

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) – A senior ⁠Russian ⁠air force commander was ⁠killed when a military transport aircraft crashed ​in Russian-controlled Crimea last week killing 30 people, according ‌to a senior official cited ‌by Russian media on Monday. Alexander Otroshchenko, commander ⁠of the ⁠45th Army of the Northern Fleet’s Air Force and ​Air Defence, died …

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Ukraine Regains Control of Frontline Areas in Southeast and East, Army Chief Says

KYIV, April 6 (Reuters) – Ukraine has regained control of ⁠480 ⁠sq. km (185 sq. miles) of territory ⁠in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front since late ​January, its army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, adding that Russia was continuing its spring offensive. After visiting the ‌frontline, Syrskyi said that Ukraine had ‌returned control …

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Iran Struck US Forces Relocated on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, Military Spokesperson Says

DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠forces located ⁠on Kuwait’s Bubiyan island ​were targeted by Iran, ‌the spokesperson of ‌Iran’s Khatam ⁠al-Anbiya ⁠Central Headquarters said in a video statement ​shared by state media on Monday. Ebrahim Zolfaqari said ​Iran targeted satellite equipment and ⁠munitions ⁠on the ⁠island with ​drones, adding that U.S. forces ​had relocated …

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Myanmar’s New President Min Aung Hlaing Faces Genocide Complaint in Indonesia

JAKARTA, April 6 – A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly-elected President ⁠Min ⁠Aung Hlaing was filed in ⁠Indonesia on Monday by a group of civil society organisations, accusing the leader ​of acts of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic group. Myanmar is a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), ‌but relations have …

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After Harsh Winter, Ukrainians Find Joy in Releasing Bats Rescued From War

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As night falls over a nature park on the edge of Kyiv, children crowd around volunteers who carefully open cloth bags and release bats into the twilight. As each one takes flight, snapping through the air, more than 1,000 spectators cheer and applaud — families, off-duty soldiers, and bat enthusiasts, a …

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Trump Endorses Former British Government Aide Steve Hilton in California Governor’s Race

April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠on Monday endorsed former ⁠British government aide and Fox News host ​Steve Hilton in the upcoming California governor’s race. Hilton, who has ‌dual nationality, served as ‌former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s director of ⁠strategy ⁠and was one of his closest advisers before leaving ​Downing Street in …

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