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Ukrainian forces appeared to strike multiple targets across Russia's Moscow, Rostov, and Vladimir regions in a widespread drone attack overnight on Oct. 16. The Kyiv Independent can not independently verify attack targets or damage at this time. According to monitoring channels ExileNova+ and SuperNova+, Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast, around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was targeted in the overnight operation. Footage from residents at the scene shows large explosions and air defense systems operating around residential buildings. Following strikes on the same Yandex site on Oct. 11, the company announced operations at the data center had been completely shut down. That strike marked the third near-consecutive day of attacks on Yandex data centers in Russia, following confirmed strikes in Ryazan and Kaluga oblasts on Oct. 8 and 9. The string of attacks on Russian data centers follows President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that Ukraine would retaliate in kind to Russian strikes on Ukrainian internet infrastructure. Earlier in the night around Moscow, Ukrainian drones shut down airspace above multiple airports.

1 hour agoShaimaa KhalilNorth America CorrespondentOregon Public BroadcastingKaylub Giamanco says he felt like the "last line of defence" between the children and the gunmanA father who shot dead a gunman at his two daughters' school in the US state of Oregon has described "hearing children pleading for their lives" and his anguish over those he could not save. Three students and a teacher were killed by a 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this month. The attacker was then killed by parent Kaylub Giamanco. "I want to apologise for not saving their babies," Giamanco, who has been hailed as a hero, said of his thoughts for the parents of the children killed in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) that aired on Friday. "The gratitude for saving people's children is awesome, but there were ones that I didn't save. "Giamanco, 36, said he wanted to meet the victims' families and "cry with them and hold them". He credited a teacher who fought the attacker with giving him the chance to intervene without losing his own life. "I would love to give her a hug because that's a real true hero," he said.

The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

WorldRepublican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Ad has faced criticism from Ramaswamy's Democratic rival and also from fellow RepublicansThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Demonstrators hold up signs as a 2026 Ohio Republican Bus Tour passes by after a campaign event with Ohio gubernatorial Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeastern Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

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PoliticsPrime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. PM criticizes 'whoever' decided to limit Ukraine's ability to track Russian strikesPeter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 3:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters in Istanbul that he struggles 'for the right adjective to describe whoever' restricted Ukraine's access to Starshield. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives. "I search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decision, or a group of people took this decision, against a country … that is literally fighting for the lives of its citizens against naked aggression," Carney said in Istanbul. "So are we concerned?