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These are the key events on day 1,149 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Friday, 18 April:

Fighting

• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence systems destroyed or intercepted 71 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, of which 49 were downed in the Kursk region.
• The ministry said it seized the village of Preobrazhensky in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, state news agency TASS reports.
• Kyiv’s air force…

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Reported death toll marks one of the deadliest attacks by the US military on Yemen.

Air strikes by the United States on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 38 people in what is one of the deadliest attacks on the country by US forces, Houthi-affiliated media report.

Al Masirah TV said the strikes on Thursday also wounded 102 people, citing the country’s Hodeidah Health Office.

The US military said strikes are being carried out to cut off a source of fuel for…

Manchester United score twice in the final minutes of extra time to turn quarterfinal against Lyon at Old Trafford.

Harry Maguire scored in the dying seconds of extra time to help Manchester United snatch a place in the Europa League semifinals with a sensational 7-6 aggregate victory over Olympique Lyonnais in their quarterfinal.

A thrilling second leg tie was taken into extra time after United threw away a two-goal lead on the night to be pegged back to 2-2 after 90 minutes, with goals from…

Police identify gunman as 20-year-old son of local sheriff’s deputy in attack that also wounded five.

The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said.

The attack on Friday occurred at approximately 11:50am Eastern Time (15:50 GMT) outside of the Tallahassee school’s student union.

The university swiftly issued an active shooter alert, with…

Ukraine offiical Yulia Svyrydenko did not publish details of the memorandum, says work continues towards securing final deal.

Ukraine and the United States have signed a memorandum as an initial step towards the clinching of an agreement on developing minerals in the country, Kyiv’s first deputy prime minister and economy minister said.

“We are happy to announce the signing, with our American partners, of a Memorandum of Intent, which paves the way for an Economic Partnership Agreement…