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You crane launched a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea.

The governor of the city said that emergency services were battling a fire at the building.

At least one person is missing, according to Russia's defense ministry.

Local officials also said Crimea was being hit by an, quote, unprecedented cyber attack.

On Thursday, Russia conducted a large aerial assault on several Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, killing at least two people in injuring 20.

The United Auto Workers, one of America's biggest unions, escalated its strike against GM and Stellantis, whose biggest shareholder part owns the economist's parent company.

The union said that members were down-tools at 38 parts distribution centers owned by the car makers from midday on Friday.

It did not expand its strike against Ford after making progress in negotiations.

America agreed to provide Ukraine with attackums, missiles that can be used for long-range precision bombing to aid the war against Russia.

Joe Biden had informed for Vladimir Zelensky of the decision, according to media reports.

Kiev has long been asking the Biden administration for the weapons, which Ukraine can use to target Russian occupied territory and supply lines.

Britain's anti-trust regulator, the competition and market's authority, provisionally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a video game developer for $75 billion.

The watchdog had blocked the original deal in April, arguing that it could reduce choice for consumers.

The company submitted a new deal to the regulator last month, which took, quote, the necessary steps to address its concerns.

Bob Menendez, a senator from New Jersey, was indicted on corruption charges.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Mr. Menendez, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, accepted bribes in exchange for passing along sensitive information to Egypt, among other schemes.

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