Ukraine troops have stabilized their position on battlefields across the war-battered nation, the commander of Ukraine armed forces says. Updates.
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Putin says sanctions pose ‘major challenge’; Zelenskyy suspends officials amid Russian shelling: Live Ukraine updates
Russia faces a “major challenge” from sanctions denying access to foreign technology, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. Live updates.
Parents of Highland Park suspect ‘1,000% cooperative,’ lawyer says; funerals begin Friday: Latest updates
A lawyer for the parents of the Highland Park suspect said they are being “1,000% cooperative” with investigators. Funerals begin Friday. Updates.
Parents of Highland Park suspect ‘1,000% cooperative,’ lawyer says; funerals begin Friday: Latest updates
A lawyer for the parents of the Highland Park suspect said they are being “1,000% cooperative” with investigators. Funerals begin Friday. Updates.
Russia claims control of last major city in Luhansk region; Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria: Live Ukraine updates
Russia claimed Sunday to have overwhelmed the last major city in Luhansk as it continues its assault on the battered nation’s eastern Donbas region.
Deal lifts Turkish objection to Sweden, Finland joining NATO; ‘Hollowed out’ Russian forces could face trouble: June 28 recap
Russia now accepts a level of degraded combat effectiveness that is probably unsustainable in the long term, British officials say.
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 people, authorities say: ‘People are digging grave after grave’
The European seismological agency said the earthquake’s tremors were felt over 310 miles by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Ukraine under threat of ‘massive’ missile attack from Black Sea, Zelenskyy adviser says: June 20 recap
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser said on Monday that Ukraine is under threat of a new Russian attack of large proportions. Recap.
First day of summer brings ‘uncomfortable’ heat and humidity across US
The summer solstice is just hours away and the official start of astronomical summer promised to sweep searing heat across a wide-swath of the US.
It’s so hot you can grill burgers on your dashboard: Historic heat wave sweeps across much of US
A historic heat wave continued its march across the nation Sunday as more than 50 million Americans sweltered under heat advisories.