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Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. Officials said at least four people were killed in Ukraine and dozens of others were wounded.

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Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday. With days before a close election in Israel and U.S. midterms next month, there are concerns that U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran could resume.

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 as lawyers for the British broadcaster said that Trump had canceled the agreed-upon date for a “matter of national importance.”

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Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday as oil prices hit their highest levels since May. The S&P 500 sank 1.3%.