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Russia claims to have captured Ukraine’s Lysychansk city
Russia’s defence minister says Moscow’s forces have taken control of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province. Defence ...Floods hit southeast Australia, forcing evacuations
Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain and damaging winds ...Blasts rock Ukraine’s Mykolaiv after Russian missiles kill 21 near Odesa
Powerful explosions rocked the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv early on Saturday, the mayor said, a day after authorities said at ...New York bans guns in many public places after Supreme Court ruling
New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun-license ...Russian missiles kill 17 near Odesa after Ukraine retakes Snake Island
Russian missiles hit an apartment building and a resort near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, killing at ...Africa in need of test kits, vaccines as monkeypox spreads
Africa has no vaccines for monkeypox and test kits are in short supply, international health agencies said on Thursday, warning ...Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine after landmark NATO summit
Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after NATO branded Moscow the biggest “direct threat” to ...Putin: Russia will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in Finland, Sweden
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would respond in kind if NATO deployed troops and infrastructure in Finland ...Civilian deaths mount as Russia presses attacks on Ukraine
A Russian missile strike killed at least three people in a residential building in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, authorities said, ...Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion
NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the ...