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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed that civilian casualties from Russia's invasion have climbed steeply. The latest aerial strikes on civilian targets came amid mounting fears that a sharp deterioration in relations between Ukraine and the United States this week could leave Ukraine further exposed to Russia's escalating assaults with winter approaching. Meanwhile, Russia's military chief reported to President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the military has allocated the necessary assets to press its aerial campaign against Ukraine's energy system. Russia's heavy bombardment of the power grid before cold weather arrives has been an annual feature of the war, aiming to wear down Ukraine's appetite for the fight by denying civilians heat and running water. Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is stockpiling ballistic missiles for more attacks in the coming months. Ukraine on Thursday abandoned a brief truce on energy-related targets that it said Moscow didn't heed despite U. S.

Global superpowers have explicitly and implicitly threatened the use of nuclear weapons, say ambassadors. South African High Commissioner to Canada Rieaz Shaik says states that possess nuclear weapons are acting with 'impunity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael J. Fox received Canada's highest civilian honour on Friday (Oct 2). The Back to the Future actor made a rare public appearance at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, in Ottawa to be promoted to the Companion level of the Order of Canada in recognition of his "powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson's". Governor General Louise Arbour said during the ceremony: "Your example reminds us of something that's very fundamental: sustainable progress requires that we move forward with courage, imagination and determination. "After all, back to the future has always been a much better idea than forward to the past. "Michael was one of 51 people inducted into or promoted within the Order of Canada on Friday. It was announced earlier this year that he would be promoted to the Companion ranking after previously being made an Officer in 2010. The Governor General's office said at the time: "Michael J. Fox is in a remarkable chapter of his life, blending selective acting with powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson's. "Through his foundation, he drives transformative research and hope.