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Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests

By Jill Lawless, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Britain's National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates who infect victim networks with the computer-crippling malware and negotiate ransoms.

Ukraine PM in Tokyo says his country needs missiles, but expects new U.S. aid to come through

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Additional long-range missiles are crucial for his country's air defense against Russia on the frontline, said the Ukrainian prime minister, speaking at a news conference the day after he attended a reconstruction conference in Tokyo co-hosted by Japan and Ukraine.

White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death

By Zeke Miller, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The White House says it is preparing additional "major sanctions" on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony.

Widow and aides indicted in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press

Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.

Biden emphasizes that majority of Ukraine aid package would be spent in U.S.

By Jamie Stengle, Josh Boak, Associated Press

The president's argument challenges criticism by some Republican lawmakers that the federal government should be spending more money at home instead of supporting overseas wars.

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel has vowed to expand the offensive to the Gaza Strip's southernmost city of Rafah, where more than half of the territory's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.

Navalny’s mother appeals to Putin for release of son’s body

By Emma Burrows, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Lyudmila Navalnaya and her son's lawyers went to law enforcement agencies and the morgue where the body is believed to be held in the Arctic region, but were unable to get them to turn it over or say where it…

WikiLeaks founder Assange begins final attempt to avoid extradition to U.S.

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Assange’s lawyers say he could face up to 175 years in prison if convicted, though American authorities have said the sentence is likely to be much shorter than that.