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Mass Casualties As Russian Drones Slam Into Mall In Zelensky's Hometown At least 15 have been killed and 121 injured after a Friday afternoon apparent Russian drone strike on a busy shopping call in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials say. Casualty numbers could grow amid ongoing search and rescue efforts at the scene. Some of the injured are in serious condition. President Zelensky quickly issued a statement on the attack which was carried out on his own hometown, calling it "cynical and despicable" and underscoring that it...

'Obvious Dangers': Gabbard Probing US Funding To International Biolabs Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other intelligence officials are investigating U.S. funding to overseas laboratories handling biological research. Initial searches of intelligence files showed that the U.S. government has provided money to more than 120 biolaboratories in more than 30 countries, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told The Epoch Times in an email on May 12. That includes biolabs in Ukraine that “may be at risk of...

Zelensky In Ankara Still Insistent On Ukraine Joining NATO: 'Alliance For The Future' President Volodymyr Zelensky is in full court press mode while being present in Ankara for the annual NATO summit, amid Western leaders including President Trump. He has predictably renewed his argument for Ukraine to join the North Atlantic alliance, while also touting some momentum on the battlefield as Russia comes under repeat long-range drone attacks.  Zelensky thanked leaders "who have clearly stated Ukraine belongs in NATO, because NATO with Ukraine is the alliance for the future" - and then posed in Tuesday...