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Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Kyiv since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began last year, the city's mayor has said. Residents were woken by explosions before dawn on Saturday, and for more than six hours, the booms of Kyiv's air defences echoed through the city. There was wave after wave of attacks from the north and east. Officials said that more than 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones were fired at the capital, and 74 were shot down. With Russia's dwindling missile stocks, Shahed drones are seen as a cheap alternative. They are slower than ballistic missiles and have...

How Hamas is aiding Putin and Xi's ideological war against the West ©Provided by Daily Mail The Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars have become a battleground for Western and Eastern influence, with each conflict threatening to disrupt the international order. Hamas's bloody invasion of Israel came at an opportune time for Vladimir Putin - with the October 7 attack taking attention away from Russia's significant battlefield losses and desperate attempts to regain occupied territory in Ukraine. Russia enjoys warm relations with the terror group's leadership, recently welcoming members to Moscow. The Kremlin is also friendly with Iran - backers of Hezbollah,...