Russian Drone Attack on Odesa Wounds 10, Officials Say

April 27 (Reuters) – An ⁠overnight ⁠Russian drone attack ⁠on Ukraine’s southern city ​of Odesa wounded 10 people, including ‌two children, and damaged residential ‌buildings, Ukrainian officials ⁠said ⁠on Monday. The strikes caused the biggest damage ​in the central Prymorskyi district, where residential buildings, a hotel and facilities ​in the center of the city ⁠were damaged, ⁠said …

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Virginia Supreme Court Considers Whether to Block Voter-Approved US House Map Favoring Democrats

The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Republican challenge to the redrawn congressional map that was approved by voters last week and could net Democrats four additional U.S. House seats. The case contends that the Democratic-led General Assembly violated procedural requirements by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize mid-decade …

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US Presses Taiwan Parliament to Pass ‘Comprehensive’ Defence Budget

TAIPEI, April 27 (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan on ⁠Monday ⁠pressed the island’s opposition-majority parliament ⁠to pass a “comprehensive” defence budget, saying integrated air and missile defence systems and ​drones are critically important and in high demand globally. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed $40 billion in supplemental defence spending, ‌covering …

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