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Parallel to Middle Eastern tensions, the Ukraine-Russia war persists with no immediate resolution in sight. Despite diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to broker a ceasefire, the conflict intensifies. Both Ukraine and Russia continue to accuse each other of launching drone attacks; Ukraine reports Russian launches of Iranian-made Shahed drones, with casualties and damage in eastern Ukraine. Russia, in turn, claims to have intercepted Ukrainian drones and conducted its own strikes.