At least two people died in a Kyiv fire after what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “massive strikes” on the capital on Wednesday. Russian attacks have intensified in recent weeks, hitting energy infrastructure as well as rail and road transport.

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Three years after the October 7 attacks, their trauma continues to transform Israel’s politics, wars and place in the world. The article says Israeli society has shifted further right as political forces exploit fear to target Palestinians and advance more extreme, racist policies, while the war in Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank have deepened Israel’s international isolation.

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Palestinians walk through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. The headline challenges what it describes as Israel’s warped logic of using October 7 to justify everything, while saying nothing can justify that attack.

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A Palestinian child walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza on her way to a makeshift school. The report focuses on trauma, tragedy and the normalisation of Palestinian suffering.

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Robinhood has added $25 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet. Senior Vice President Johann Kerbrat said the purchase was meant to signal the company’s commitment to the crypto sector.

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Lionel Messi scored once and set up two goals in Argentina’s 3-0 friendly win over Benin, ending his 21-year international career. More than 85,000 fans in Buenos Aires celebrated the team captain, who leaves as Argentina’s most-capped player and record scorer.

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Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina as they defeated Benin 3-0. He received a full tribute both before and after the game.

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Lionel Messi made his official farewell to Argentina a gala performance, scoring a penalty and providing two assists as Argentina defeated Benin 3-0 in an international friendly.

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Football icon Lionel Messi made an emotional farewell to international duty in Buenos Aires after leading Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Benin. In his final appearance for the white and blue shirt, he scored once and supplied two assists.

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Lionel Messi made his final appearance for Argentina in a friendly against Benin, bringing a 21-year international career to an end. The World Cup-winning captain, regarded as a national icon and one of football’s greatest players, was saluted by about 85,000 fans at the Monumental.

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Lionel Messi gave a dazzling final performance for Argentina before bidding farewell to the national team in tears after a friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires.

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Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on October 7 with missiles, including ballistic missiles, and drones. Strikes damaged nonresidential sites in several Kyiv districts and ignited a fire at a garage cooperative, killing two people. In Pryluky, four people were killed and 20 injured, including three children. Kremenchuk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro were also hit.

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Russia’s Defence Ministry says its forces launched a “massive strike” on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said an overnight attack caused a fire in the densely populated Darnytskyi district, where two people were killed. Moscow also said port facilities in Odesa and vessels serving Ukrainian forces were hit.

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The U.S. military in Okinawa has begun a 48-hour operational pause, banning off-base liberty and alcohol and ordering training after Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested on suspicion of strangling and robbing Anna Yagi at a Naha hotel. The case has prompted protests and a formal Japanese request for stronger discipline and cooperation with the investigation.

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US soldiers stationed in Japan’s Okinawa have been placed under a month-long curfew and barred from drinking alcohol while undergoing discipline training after a Marine was alleged to have murdered and robbed a local woman.

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Protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa. The angry demonstrations have renewed calls to reduce the US military footprint on the island.

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An American Marine was taken into custody this week amid allegations that a woman in Okinawa was robbed and killed. The case has spread anger across the island and sharpened long-running friction over U.S. military bases; residents say the installations bring noise, pollution and violent crime targeting women.

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Israel observed a moment of silence for those killed in the 7 October attack. A group representing bereaved families organised tributes, including silence at 6:29am, the minute the attack began, with a ceremony due in Tel Aviv tonight.

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As Israelis and Palestinians mark the sombre anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the three-year war between Israel and Hamas, people in Gaza are beginning to consider the future. CBC News spoke with six residents about how they are coping with shelter, food and education.

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Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country will hold ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations to mark the somber occasion.

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Ceremonies at the Nova festival site and Kfar Aza commemorated the third anniversary of the Hamas-led October 7 attack, which sparked the Gaza war.

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Israel is holding memorials nationwide for those killed in Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack. Families gathered at the Nova music festival site and Kfar Aza, where more than 1,200 people in Israel were killed and 251 were taken hostage. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed support for Israel and backed a Palestinian state alongside it. Palestinian officials said new Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two people.

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Three years after the Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to preserve his political future ahead of legislative elections later this month. Reports that Arab leaders warned him beforehand have weakened his claim that Israel’s security chiefs were responsible, yet his political base appears to be holding.

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