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[ad_1] CNN  —  The Biden administration has had communications with Russia to try and secure the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “as recently as within past days” said a senior administration official, speaking to CNN on Griner’s 32nd birthday, which she will be spending in a Russian jail. …

[ad_1] Local residents look at parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian-made drone Shahed-136, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17.Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters Russia’s use of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones to attack Ukraine shows its army lacks equipment and personnel, according to Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, a …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The announcement last week by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko that his country and Russia would form a joint regional force and carry out exercises set off alarm bells in Kyiv. The last time Belarusian and Russian forces held joint exercises, in February, many of those Russian forces …

[ad_1] CNN  —  At least 13 people have died after a Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk during a training flight Monday, according to Russian state media and authorities. The incident was due to one of the engines catching fire, reported …

[ad_1] Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, left, meets with Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner, during an exchange of more than 200 prisoners of war.Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner In a first, Ukrainian and Russian human rights officials met Monday during a prisoner exchange between the two sides.  Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, met with …

[ad_1] Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  A wave of kamikaze drone attacks pummeled Kyiv early Monday, killing at least one person and setting off warning sirens across the Ukrainian capital as commuters headed to work. The attacks on Kyiv appear to be part of a wider assault involving drones and cruise …

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  Activists and lawmakers in the United Kingdom are demanding an investigation after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was allegedly beaten on the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester. A pro-democracy group called Hong Kong Indigenous Defence Force had staged a protest outside the consulate …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Real Madrid and Barcelona both took to the field unbeaten in La Liga this season, with Barça leading its rival on points difference at the top of the league. But after the centenary edition of El Clásico at the Bernabeu stadium, it was Real Madrid who stamped …

[ad_1] A police officer inspects parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian made suicide drone Shahed-136 on October 6. (Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Reuters) Ukrainian officials say Russia has been deploying an increasingly familiar weapon in its attacks: “kamikaze drones.” Most recently, the southern Ukrainian …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Two gunmen opened fire on Russian military recruits at a training ground in Russia’s Belgorod region, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 15, Russia’s state news agency TASS reports. The attack took place Saturday during a training session at the Western Military District, according to …