Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world:

More Drones, Fewer Parks. Ukrainians Urge Spending Shift as War Drags On.

Protests have spread throughout Ukraine to demand that city councils devote more of their budget to the war effort. As the fighting against Russia drags on, more and more Ukrainians say wasteful spending is derailing the war effort.

Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans

A senior leader of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, who was accused of planning multiple attacks that killed 148 Kenyans in a university town and three Americans on a military base, was killed in a U.S. military drone strike last Sunday, according to Somali and American officials.

North Korea’s New Reactor Raises Fears of Increased Plutonium Production

​A new light-water reactor ​seems to have gone into operation in North Korea, says the U.N. nuclear watchdog. It could provide the country with more weapons-grade plutonium.

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