Moscow said a Ukrainian strike damaged a Russian ship moored in occupied Crimea, the latest sign that Ukraine’s stepped-up attacks are dealing further blows to the Russian Navy. https://ift.tt/QDr4MaN

Trump is expected to take the witness stand in a civil-fraud trial that has featured increasingly charged exchanges between his lawyers and a judge who could cripple his business empire. https://ift.tt/lxMf3w6

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway ended the third quarter with a record cash pile and reported a deeper net loss due to the sputtering stock-market rally. https://ift.tt/ajO2Sds

Hundreds of thousands of migrants from all over the world are making their way to the Southwest border, with U.S. and Mexican authorities reporting a surge in apprehensions of people from Asia and Africa ashuman-smuggling networks widen their reach. https://ift.tt/YgEL4Vl

Trump is expected to take the witness stand in a civil-fraud trial that has featured increasingly charged exchanges between his lawyers and a judge who could cripple his business empire. https://ift.tt/lxMf3w6

The U.S. is rushing to support Middle East leaders facing domestic turmoil over the Israel-Hamas conflict, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken making two surprise visits to the West Bank and Iraq, as the Biden administration comes under pressure to secure a pause in the fighting and ease regional tensions. https://ift.tt/PnM8ZUe

Sexually explicit pamphlets and accusations of lying have punctuated a partisan campaign for control of Pennsylvania’s third-largest school district. https://ift.tt/N4yX2dz

China Tries to Lure Its Unemployed Youth to the Countryside https://ift.tt/nNErqPd

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