Marco Rubio, Secretary of Everything, has been conspicuously absent from Trump’s biggest international yet crisis: the war in Iran. w/@ahauslohner @IanJHodgson https://
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Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Rubio Absent From Trump’s Major Iran War Crisis
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Russia holds less Ukrainian territory now than in early invasion
Here is another fact Putin’s fan club desperately wants to bury: Russia controlled significantly more Ukrainian territory one month into the invasion than they do today. Over four years of grinding war and massive casualties just to go backwards. Complete failure
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Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Oil Refinery in Yaroslavl
Ukraine struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl, sparking a fire at a facility supplying fuel for military logistics. Kyiv says the site processes ~15M tons of oil annually, producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Damage is still being assessed.
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Longing for the One Place I Can No Longer Return To
But still. Is that window still my window? Or my bed? That metro station I used to take every morning – does it still remember me? Or my fantastic forest – how does it look now? I used to dream of travelling for work. Now the one place I want most is the one place I cannot go.
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Belarusian exile in Paris: loss, memory, and resilience
When the way back is closed, it feels like a betrayal. A loss of something basic: safety, memory, identity. I follow every small piece of news from my neighbourhood in Minsk. I'm writing this from Paris – a city I genuinely love. I am planning trips & I am present in all of it.
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EU Sanctions Target Chinese Firms Aiding Russia’s War Effort
🇪🇺🇨🇳Quand l'UE s'oppose à Xi Jinping, le vernis craque.
— Louis Duclos (@ObsDelphi) 26 avril 2026
L’Europe a franchi un cap en intégrant, dans son 20ème paquet de sanctions contre la Russie, des entreprises chinoises soupçonnées de participer indirectement à l’effort de guerre russe.
L’objectif est de couper les… https://t.co/w1z8mV3WG0 pic.twitter.com/Lk0x80KF6aWhen the EU stands up to Xi Jinping, the veneer cracks. Europe has crossed a threshold by including, in its 20th sanctions package against Russia, Chinese companies suspected of indirectly participating in Russia’s war effort. The goal is to cut off the circumvention
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Severe Weather Strikes Ukraine: Two Dead, Two Injured
Ukraine hit by severe weather: two people killed, two injured https://
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Russia has failed to capture any Ukrainian regional capital
It is worth reminding people that Russia has failed to capture and hold a single regional capital Ukraine controlled before the full-scale invasion. They are currently 0 for 23. That is a catastrophic military failure Putin and his propagandists desperately want to hide
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Ukraine Strikes Three Ships and Air Defenses in Occupied Crimea
Three military ships, a fighter jet, and enemy air defense facilities were hit in occupied Crimea, – SBU https://
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IAEA Chief: Zaporizhzhia Staff Shortage Not a Major Safety Issue
Loss of specialists at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant "not a major issue," IAEA chief says United Nations nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is adequately staffed for nuclear safety measures, despite a lack of