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Britain pledged to defend Sweden if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday. Sweden and Finland are pondering whether to join NATO following Russia’s invasion

Amid reports of fresh setbacks for Russian forces in Ukraine, Ret. Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson suggested that the Russian military knows that it has bitten off more than it can chew. During a panel discussion on CNN, host Kate Bolduan

A new investigation published Wednesday reveals that some of the largest fossil fuel corporations in the world—from Exxon in the U.S. to Gazprom in Russia to Aramco in Saudi Arabia—are planning or currently operating nearly 200 “carbon bombs,” massive oil

Multiple southern California homes are engulfed by a fast-moving blaze as authorities urge evacuations  CNN Southern California fire torches million-dollar coastal homes as blaze continues to grow  Fox News Coastal fire: At least 13 homes destroyed as Laguna Niguel brush fire rips

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Philippine President-Elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The White House

Officials in Ramallah appreciate US president’s restoration of two-state solution narrative, but not his refusal to reopen diplomatic missions or embrace Abbas

Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen, age 90 and now bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, was arrested in a swoop on prominent prodemocracy figures, also including pop singer Denise Ho and a former lawmaker, Margaret Ng.

Mixed verdict returned in trial of Alexei Saab who had been accused of researching and photographing US landmarks for possible attacks from 2000 to 2005

In some villages along the front, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face off at close quarters, sometimes within eyesight of one another.

Russia’s war in Ukraine: Live Updates  CNN US warning Russia-Ukraine war could get worse  6abc Philadelphia Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 11)  NPR May 11, 2022: Ukraine, Russian gas flow, Biden, House’s $40 billion bill, Al Jazeera reporter killed  Reuters May 10, 2022