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NATO to boost the number of its troops on high alert by more than sevenfold to over 300,000. G7 pledges Ukraine support following deadly Russian attack on shopping mall.

Jewish groups call for Democratic party leaders to condemn resolutions accusing Israel of the "ghettoization of Palestinian lands" and claiming Israel’s settlement of Jews in historically Jewish regions amounts to “expropriation."

G7 leaders announce new bans on imports of Russian gold, the latest in a series of sanctions the countries hope will further isolate Russia economically. Allies further weigh price caps on energy to limit Russian oil and gas profits that Moscow can pump into its war effort.

Amazon’s push comes as competitor Microsoft earlier this week said it was scaling back its synthetic voice offerings and setting stricter guidelines to “ensure the active participation of the speaker” whose voice is recreated.

Troops strike at least two residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital, mayor says. Moscow takes full control of Sievierodonetsk following one of the bloodiest fights of the war. Putin to send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within months.

Agudath Israel of America and the Coalition for Jewish Values welcome Supreme Court ruling, while the Jewish Council for Public Affairs B’nai B’rith, Hadassah, National Coalition of Jewish Women decry the move.

Addressing concerns over the balancing act, Jonathan Spyer at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security emphasized Jerusalem’s need "to keep the Russia deconfliction process between the Kirya [Israel’s Pentagon] and the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province on track."

UN agency dealing with sexual and reproductive health: Global data shows that restricting access makes abortion more deadly. Celebrities slam Supreme Court’s abortion ruling as sending the country to darker times. “It’s the best Supreme Court the 19th Century has yet produced," author Stephen King tweets. 

The court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Biden: This is a sad day for the court and for the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's formal candidature to join the European Union is a big step towards strengthening Europe.