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Mariupol defender, 22, describes his captivity in letters
Ukraine
Mark Mykhailov, a 22-year-old Mariupol defender, has been held captive in Russia for four years after being captured at the Azovstal steel plant. His family and friends can communicate with him only through letters. In one of them, Mark sent a poem to his mother.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 4 min read
Tim Pawlenty is the solar industry’s new Republican evangelist
Minnesota
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took the helm of the Solar Energy Industries Association this summer with a mandate to build durable political power. The post Tim Pawlenty is the solar industry’s new Republican evangelist appeared first on MinnPost .
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 14 min read
Number injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv rises to 43, with 5 killed
Ukraine
Russian drone attacks on Kyiv on 25 September killed five people and injured 43, including two children, with 25 casualties admitted to hospital.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Israeli Foreign Ministry: fourteen-year-old Israeli citizen killed in Russian attack on Kyiv
Ukraine
Israel's Foreign Ministry has reported that a 14-year-old Israeli citizen was killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv and his mother was injured.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Russia changes tactics for deporting Ukrainian children, moving them in smaller groups
Ukraine
Russia continues to remove Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories, but their tactics have changed compared to the first years of the full-scale war.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 5 min read
This family of five was torn apart by ICE raids: ‘Why did they take my dad away?’
Progressive
Like many other families coping with a loved one’s detention, Alma Ramirez and her children have faced financial struggles and mental health tolls A version of this story was originally published in La Opinión. Read the story in Spanish here . Every night, for months, as they settled into bed at
admin · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Russian drone strikes energy workers' vehicle in Odesa Oblast, killing one person and injuring another – photos
Ukraine
A Russian drone struck a DTEK vehicle carrying energy workers in Odesa Oblast, killing one employee and injuring another after the vehicle left a substation.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
EU countries agree conditions for allocating €6.6bn to Ukraine from Peace Facility
Ukraine
EU member states have agreed on allocating €6.6 billion to Ukraine from the Peace Facility, including €900 million for the EU Military Assistance Mission, Kallas says.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Council of Europe warns of critical humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Ukraine
Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty warned of a rapidly worsening crisis in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky and called for humanitarian access and civilian evacuation.
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
Progressive
Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s death Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy on Thursday, just days aft
admin · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Removal of 760,000 people from ACA marketplace could undermine US health system
Progressive
Trump administration move weakens federal insurance programs – and some poor people will likely forego healthcare Reader Q&A: who’s spending big on the US midterms? Our reporters take your questions The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
admin · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read
"Crossing the Red Line": Akbar Shahid Ahmed on Biden, His Advisers, Harris & Israel's War in Gaza
Progressive
We speak with journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose new book, Crossing the Red Line , looks at how President Joe Biden and top figures in his administration supported Israel’s brutal war in Gaza despite the soaring death toll and growing alarm over widespread war crimes committed by the Israeli
Block Auditor · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read