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Long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S. lets Ukraine hit Russian-held areas, officials say

WASHINGTON — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance […]

Taiwanese election officials detail China’s efforts to skew electoral campaign

The Taiwanese government is warning that the success of China’s malicious information operations is dependent upon “local collaborators” capable of reaching individual audiences beyond the grasp of new tech tools. Taiwan’s government and civil society organizations say they faced a digital onslaught from China aimed at manipulating voters before the island democracy’s hard-fought January elections. […]