Monday Briefing: An audacious Ukrainian assault
Good morning. We're covering Ukraine's attack on air bases in Russia and bloodshed in Gaza near an aid distribution site. Plus: The tech bros of "Mountainhead."
Ukraine attacked air bases across RussiaUkraine mounted one of its broadest assaults of the war against air bases in Russia yesterday, a coordinated drone attack that targeted sites from eastern Siberia to the western border and left several aircraft in flames. Ukraine also suffered a blow when a Russian missile struck one of its military training bases, killing at least 12 soldiers. That happened hours after Russia launched what Ukrainian officials called its largest combined overnight aerial assault since the start of the war. The fighting escalated even as delegations from Ukraine and Russia were expected to sit down for cease-fire negotiations today in Istanbul. Details: Drones were secretly brought into Russia on trucks and launched from those vehicles to hit the air bases, according to a Ukrainian security official, who said dozens of Russian aircraft had been damaged. Quotable: A Russian blogger described the Ukrainian attack as a "black day for Russian long-range aviation." Talks: During a previous round of talks in Istanbul, both sides agreed to share their peace terms. Since then, Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stalling.
More than 20 were killed near a Gaza aid siteOver 20 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when Palestinians hoping for food from an aid distribution center in the southern Gazan city of Rafah came under fire, according to local health officials. An Israeli military official said soldiers had fired warning shots. Here's what to know about the distribution of aid in Gaza. It was the latest chaotic episode involving the Israeli-backed initiative to establish aid distribution sites in Gaza, run by American security contractors. Gazans have faced widespread hunger since March, when Israel began blocking all food, fuel and medicine bound for the enclave. Toll: Paramedics removed at least 23 bodies from the vicinity of the distribution center, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The International Committee of the Red Cross said its field hospital in Rafah had received 179 patients, 21 of whom were declared dead on arrival. Gaza's health ministry said 31 people had been killed. More news:
Trump's tariffs are here to stay, aides sayPresident Trump's top economic advisers said they would not be deterred by a recent court decision that found many of the administration's tariffs to be illegal. "Rest assured, tariffs are not going away," Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, said on "Fox News Sunday." The aides pointed to other authorities that could be invoked to pressure China and other nations into trade talks. They also signaled that Trump had no plans to extend his 90-day pause on some of the steepest tariffs, raising the odds that those duties — the mere announcement of which roiled global markets — would take effect in July as planned.
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A dark comedy from the creator of 'Succession'The world is burning in the new HBO film "Mountainhead," and it's all thanks to a group of not-so-genius tech magnates who are holed up in a snowy retreat. The dark comedy, which premiered on Saturday, is the latest project from Jesse Armstrong, the creator of "Succession." While it doesn't have the same depth, our television critic James Poniewozik writes, "Armstrong's hallmarks are present: a brutal sense of interpersonal power dynamics, a flair for creative profanity and an abiding belief that the worst people will succeed." For more: Read our profile of Cory Michael Smith, who plays one of the moguls, and take a peek at the film's secluded $65 million ski chalet.
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