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Russian drone barrage cuts power across Ukraine

AI-generated conceptual illustration: Russian drone barrage cuts power across Ukraine

Russia launched 433 drones at Ukraine from Saturday evening into Sunday, according to Ukraine’s air force, which said 371 were destroyed or suppressed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks left hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. Ukrainian authorities also said a drone strike at a vocational-school site in the Vinnytsia region killed three people, including a 13-year-old girl.

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U.N. ends Western Sahara mission after 35 years

AI-generated conceptual illustration: U.N. ends Western Sahara mission after 35 years

The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara ceased operations after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. A smaller support team will oversee its liquidation. Established in 1991, the mission monitored the disputed territory and supported a ceasefire between Morocco and the Polisario Front.

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