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Protection for women who defy the Mafia is changing in Italy. Does it go far enough?

For women speaking out against the Mafia, the protection offered can be both practically and emotionally challenging. A new Italian law extending protection from organized crime to children and the adults caring for them — often their mothers — is designed to address some of that gap.
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Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow

Across the wider Moscow region, the attack killed two people and wounded 20, local Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said. The dead were a 74-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, he said.
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Russian drones are stalking Ukrainian trains and trying to hobble the country's rail system

In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up drone strikes on Ukraine's rail network, targeting trains and the approximately 20,000 kilometres of track that form a key transportation artery across the country.
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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war.
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CNN, MS NOW, Politico say journalists denied access to White House after Trump ban

Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be "fake news."