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authorities said. Nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles were used, as Ukrainian officials said vital stocks of advanced interceptors were running low. - **Donald Trump on Thursday condemned a massive Russian
Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. **Evgeniy Maloletka/AP** Evgeniy Maloletka/AP KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles
authorities, with hostile military ships, particularly from the US and Israel, barred entirely. ## War diplomacy - **Lebanon-Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals after the ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin to oppose military intervention there. Francis responded to a [chemical attack](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/05/522719915/after-deadly-attack-in-syria-global-outrage-mounts-and-investigations-continue) that left some 70 people dead in Syria in 2017, saying [he was "horrified](https://www.ncronline.org/pope-horrified-unacceptable-massacre-syria),
authority in imposing sweeping global duties under an emergency law. **The World Bank could mobilise $80bn to $100bn in funding for countries hit hard by the war in the Middle East in about 15 months