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Zelensky’s Top Aide Resigns Amid Widening Corruption Scandal

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned on Friday in the highest-level political realignment in Ukraine since Russia’s all-out invasion nearly four years ago.

Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say

An Israeli raid into southern Syria killed at least 13 people and left several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to Syrian health officials and the Israeli military, in one of the bloodiest cross-border incursions since the fall of the Assad regime last year.

Sri Lanka Battered by Cyclone as Death Toll Climbs to 69

Sri Lanka was battered by heavy rainfalls and powerful storms as cyclone Ditwah made landfall on the country’s eastern coast, killing dozens and shutting down much of the island.

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