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U.S. to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in newest package

By Tara Copp, Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. will provide ground-launched small-diameter bombs as part of a $2.17 billion aid package the U.S. is expected to announce Friday.

IOC details plan to allow Russian athletes into Paris Olympics amid criticisms

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games. It comes amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies.

Problems mount in U.K. as Sunak hits 100th day as prime minister

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat.

Putin marks anniversary of the battle of Stalingrad, justifies invasion of Ukraine

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad, and evoked the long and grueling fight as justification for the conflict in Ukraine.

Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats from Vienna

By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press

The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement on Thursday that two diplomats the Russian Embassy had "engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status."…

Israel's attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in judicial system overhaul

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Israel's attorney general says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not be involved in an overhaul of the country's judicial system proposed by his government.

U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China

By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.

Australia to remove British monarchy from new bank notes

By Nick Perry, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses half a million

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

The milestone comes as Israel’s new government, made up of ultranationalist parties who oppose Palestinian statehood, has placed expanding settlements at the top of its priority list.

Russian missiles target civilian areas as EU officials visit Kyiv

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building hit late Wednesday by a Russian missile that killed at least three people and wounded 21 others.