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Russian aerial attacks kill two, injuries three others

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Ukraine

KYIV — Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said.

The strikes hit at least four regions of Ukraine, with the country’s defense systems intercepting 147 of 172 drones. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered a ceasefire for Easter, but the Kremlin is demanding a lasting peace settlement.

Russia and Ukraine are working on prisoner exchanges, according to Russian human rights ombudswoman, Tatyana Moskalkova.

Netherlands

Judges: ICC prosecutor can resume work

THE HAGUE — According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation.

The judges said an earlier U.N. investigation of Karim Khan did not establish misconduct. That inquiry said it found evidence he had engaged in “nonconsensual sexual contact” with a female aide.

Denmark

Sunk warship discovered after 225 years

COPENHAGEN — Marine archaeologists have found the wreck of a Danish warship that sank in the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen.

Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum has said divers are racing to excavate it before construction starts nearby. The wreck of the Danish flagship Dannebroge lies 15 meters down in thick sediment with near zero visibility.

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