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US says Russia receives Iranian combat drones, many faulty
US says Russia receives Iranian combat drones, many faulty

Russia has begun receiving Iranian combat drones to be used in the Ukraine war, but many of them have already proven faulty, the US military said Tuesday. After both sides have deployed and lost large numbers of surveillance and attack drones over the six months of the war, Russian are importing two types from Iran: the Mohajer-6 and the Shahed-series UAVs, according to the Pentagon.

Russia seeks 24 years in jail for treason trial journalist
Russia seeks 24 years in jail for treason trial journalist

Russian prosecutors on Tuesday requested a 24-year sentence for respected former reporter Ivan Safronov, who is accused of treason for allegedly sharing state secrets. A growing number of Russians in other professions have in recent years been accused of high treason or disclosing state secrets.

Ukraine seeks UNESCO cultural protection for Odessa
Ukraine seeks UNESCO cultural protection for Odessa

Ukraine's government will ask the UN's cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odessa to its World Heritage List of protected sites as Russia's invasion continues, the agency said Tuesday. It said UNESCO experts already on the ground would provide technical assistance so that Odessa could be urgently added to both the World Heritage List and the list of heritage sites in danger.

UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'
UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'

The UN appealed Tuesday for the last $14 million needed to try and prevent a stricken oil tanker from triggering a disaster off Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up. He said the result would potentially be the fifth largest oil spill from a tanker in history, with the clean-up costs alone reaching $20 billion.