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Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Federov speaks to drone makers and drone pilot trainers at an event south of Kyiv on June 15. Federov leads the Army of Drones project that has allowed Ukraine to make wide use of drones, for reconnaissance and attacks, offsetting the huge advantage Russia has with its traditional air force.

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How Ukraine created an 'Army of Drones' to take on Russia

12:34pm June 20, 2023

by Greg Myre

We hear a lot about the big-ticket weapons the West is shipping to Ukraine. But Ukraine is also fighting effectively with a weapon it can buy off-the-shelf and is small enough to hold in one hand.

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Andrew Tate is now under a formal criminal indictment in Romania, months after his arrest. He's seen here in April, arriving at the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).

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Andrew Tate is indicted on human trafficking and rape charges in Romania

10:40am June 20, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The controversial social media celebrity is accused of using a "loverboy" ploy to gain control over women who were then forced to make pornography, according to prosecutors.

Morning news brief

7:43am June 20, 2023

After visiting China, Secretary of State Blinken headed to London. Developments in the Israeli occupied West Bank worry the international community. Virginia's primary election is today.

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After China stop, Blinken turns his attention to the war in Ukraine

7:20am June 20, 2023

Fresh from China and a meeting with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinken turns his focus to a conference in London centered on recovery and rebuilding in Ukraine.

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The reason for Sweden's higher inflation in May? Some experts point to Beyoncé

5:07pm June 19, 2023

When Beyoncé kicked off her world tour in Sweden last month, fans from all over the world flocked to Stockholm for the two sold out shows.

Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia appears to produce limited gains so far

1:15pm June 19, 2023

by Greg Myre

Ukraine's troops have retaken a number of villages from Russian forces. But the increased fighting is also generating heavy casualties on both sides, according to a British military assessment.

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Matthias Huss, a glaciologist and head of the Swiss measurement network 'Glamos', for ETH (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) walks up to the Rhone Glacier near Goms, Switzerland, Friday, June 16, 2023.

Swiss voters support climate bill as scientists warn about melting glaciers

3:23am June 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

The referendum to introduce new climate measures was sparked by a campaign by scientists and environmentalists to save Switzerland's iconic glaciers, which are melting away at an alarming rate.

In this handout photo provided by Photo host Agency RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo during a meeting with a delegation of African leaders and senior officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 17, 2023.

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Ukraine war is hurting Africa, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin

1:42am June 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine.

A selfie of Lilia Chanysheva with her husband Almaz Gatin.

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An associate of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to prison for extremism

12:34pm June 16, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the latest in a series of lengthy prison terms handed down to Kremlin political opponents. Women are increasingly singled out for repression.

Pope Francis leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, on Friday, nine days after undergoing abdominal surgery.

'Still alive,' Pope Francis jokes as he leaves a Rome hospital 9 days after surgery

11:05am June 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

"The pope is well. He's better than before,'' said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who performed the 86-year-old pontiff's operation on June 7.