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1. From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war

   Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign fighters from around the world to prosecute its war in Ukraine, writes James C. Reynolds

2. Coast Guard investigating after ‘hand-drawn’ swastika found at recruit training center: reports

   Admiral Kevin Lunday condemned ‘extremist ideology,’ saying it has no place in the Coast Guard

3. Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military's use of AI

   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet with the CEO of Anthropic

4. All 7 passengers killed after Indian air ambulance crashes in dense forest

   The aircraft was transporting a patient with 65 per cent burn injuries to Delhi

5. Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners use AI and resident input to improve city services

   This year's winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge were announced Tuesday, with 24 cities receiving $1 million each and expert support for projects that upgrade core services, often using AI and resident input

6. Scarification: The simple seed-starting trick that helps tough-coated seeds sprout faster

   Many seeds only require soil and water to sprout

7. Utah judge is set to rule on disqualifying a prosecutor in the Charlie Kirk case

   A judge is set to rule on keeping a prosecutor on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah

8. Ukraine has shown how it can survive – this is what it needs to win

   As the war grinds into its fifth year, world affairs editor Sam Kiley looks back on a brutal conflict that has seen a complete shift in war technology and a stubborn Ukraine standing up to its much larger Russian neighbour

9. FedEx files lawsuit demanding ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

   The lawsuit may be the first of numerous legal fights over tariff funds

10. Ukraine war in numbers: The bleak toll of Putin’s invasion after four devastating years

    Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alex Croft looks at the human cost and how it has transformed the future of warfare