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Catalan Kingmaker Tells Spain's Sanchez Not to Take Support for Granted

By Joan Faus | Reuters

Spain's Socialists (PSOE), seeking to form a government after a hard-fought national election, should not take the support of Catalonia's separatist parties for granted, one of their leaders said on Wednesday.

Russia Strikes Ukraine's Danube Port, Sending Global Grain Prices Higher

By Pavel Polityuk | Reuters

Russia attacked Ukraine's main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramps up its use of force to reimpose a blockade.

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Poland Rushes Troops to Border, Belarus Denies Helicopter Violation

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska | Reuters

Poland said on Tuesday it was rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia's closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters.

Ukraine’s Attacks in Russia Aimed at Degrading Moscow’s Ability to Wage War

By Marc Santora and Ivan Nechepurenko | The New York Times

As Ukraine steps up its strikes inside Russian borders this summer, it is also making plain the nature of its targets: military-aligned sites that aid Moscow’s full-scale invasion, now in its 18th month.