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Thursday, September 21, 2023

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work Thursday to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Cherkasy, Ukraine.

Russia strikes cities from east to west in Ukraine ahead of key Zelenskyy meetings in U.S.

Russian missiles and artillery pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday, sparking fires, killing at least three people and trapping others under the rubble of destroyed buildings, authorities said, as Poland said it would stop providing weapons to its ally amid a trade dispute.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, at Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to U.S. lawmakers on war progress, but GOP support softens

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a whirlwind return visit to Washington on Thursday to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine, delivering an upbeat message on the war's progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces.
FILE — Rupert Murdoch attends the WSJ. Magazine 2017 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Nov. 1, 2017. The media magnate is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp., the companies that he built into forces over the last 50 years. He will become chairman emeritus of both corporations, the company announced on Thursday. His son, Lachlan, will control both companies.

Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media magnate who created Fox News, is stepping down as leader of both Fox's parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an April 2023 meeting in Warsaw, Poland. Morawiecki said late Wednesday his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv but put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates.

Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates

Poland's prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates and his populist party faces pressure from the far right in the upcoming national election.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question Tuesday during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat.
India suspends visa services for citizens of Canada, Trudeau says he's not trying to cause problems
India told Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff and stopped issuing visas to its citizens Thursday as a rift widened between the once-close allies over Ottawa's allegation that New Delhi may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.
Britain’s King Charles III addresses French lawmakers from both the upper and the lower house of parliament Thursday at the French Senate in Paris. Charles will later meet with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and pay a visit to fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral Thursday, on the second day of his state visit to France.
King Charles III makes a stop at the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral on his state visit to France
King Charles III went from a meeting with young athletes in a working-class, multicultural suburb of Paris to an emotional stop in front of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday, the second day of his state visit to France.
This satellite image provided Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a potential tropical cyclone forming off the southeastern coast of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say
A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's approaching the densely populated East Coast.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, waves to his supporters at a polling station during 2021 the Presidential elections in the town of Douma, Syria. Assad will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since the country’s conflict started 12 years ago during which China was one of his main backers, his office said Tuesday.
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria's 12-year conflict during which Beijing has been one of his main backers.
A Brightline train approaches a station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida’s Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.
First private U.S. passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.
Anthony Sanchez, right, is escorted into a Cleveland County courtroom for a 2005 preliminary hearing in Norman, Oklahoma. Sanchez, 44, was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. following a three-drug injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, in a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene was matched to a man serving prison time for burglary.
Representatives of the Armenian community of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s government and a representative of the Russian peacekeeping contingent attend talks Thursday in the Azerbaijani city of Yevlakh. Talks are expected between Azerbaijan and separatist officials from Nagorno-Karabakh a day after Baku and Armenian forces reached a cease-fire agreement to end two days of fighting in the separatist region that has been a flashpoint for decades.
Talks are held on Nagorno-Karabakh's fate as Azerbaijan claims full control of the breakaway region
Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government held a first round of talks Thursday on the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan now says it fully controls following a military offensive this week.
A small memorial of candles and flowers is seen on Tuesday in front of the residence in the 500 block of Concord Avenue in Romeoville, where a family of four was killed.
Woman 'of interest' not involved in Romeoville murders, attorney says
The woman who died in the police chase for the suspect in the slaying of a Romeoville family was not involved in the murders, a family attorney said Thursday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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