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• A drone nearly struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane while he was traveling to a royal funeral in Norway. • The incident occurred shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin downplayed threats to Europe during a phone call with Donald Trump. • An Anthropic researcher resigned from the AI company, warning that current artificial intelligence development is gambling with human lives.

Canadian PM Mark Carney hosts president in Calgary, where he grew up alongside large Ukrainian communityCanada offered support on Thursday to boost Ukraine’s air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Mark Carney hosted the president of Ukraine in Calgary in the western province of Alberta, where the Canadian prime minister grew up among a large community of people with Ukrainian heritage. Continue reading...

Ukrainian leader calls for more action from allies following overnight attacks in which two people diedAt least two people died were injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying “there has been too little response from the international community to these strikes.”Two people were killed, three injured and 16 evacuated after a strike on the Starokozache border crossing with Moldova. Four people were injured after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Kyiv. More strikes were reported in Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Zhytomyr. Continue reading...

• Team Europe hosts Team USA this week at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands to compete for the Solheim Cup. • Sky Sports will provide exclusive live coverage in the UK and Ireland for the event captained by three-time major champion Anna Nordqvist. • The European team seeks its first outright victory since 2021 after losing to Team USA 15.5-12.5 in the most recent contest.

Kalie McCrystal was hoping to break record in AlpsAthlete was last seen on Tuesday afternoonCanadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during preparations for a record attempt in the Alps.McCrystal, from Squamish in British Columbia, was on a “reconnaissance/training session” in the run-up to her attempt at ascending and descending the 14,692 ft (4,478m) Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border. Continue reading...

• Alexander Khodakovsky reported that Hungary used its position within the European Union to block several initiatives aimed at Russia. • Hungary pursued its own national interests to maximize benefits from the confrontation rather than acting out of friendship toward Russia. • These political shifts in Europe create uncertainty for those opposing Russia and may influence future EU policy decisions.

Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure at greater riskRussia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence technology adviser.Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign, Flash, said he was worried about the prospects for Kyiv this winter, and suggested elderly people should be evacuated in case Russian bombing were to knock out the capital’s energy supply. Continue reading...