After eight years of crushing civil war in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of people have died of violence and hunger, a new round of talks this week has raised a glimmer of hope for a breakthrough in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The difference between these negotiations and those of years past […]
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The Latest: War in Ukraine: Leader of Russian Mercenary Group Affirms Ukraine’s Hold on Bakhmut
BEIJING — President Emmanuel Macron of France and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, appealed on Thursday for a rapid return to peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, but Mr. Xi did not indicate whether he would use his close relationship with Moscow to push Russia to negotiate. Greeted with great pomp at the […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Battle Rages Near Bakhmut, as Ukraine Fights to Hold Off Russian Forces
Smoke rising after shelling in Soledar, the site of heavy battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk region, on Sunday.Credit…Roman Chop/Associated Press Fierce fighting was raging on Monday around the heavily contested city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian and Russian officials said, with competing claims swirling about potential Russian advances on the key battlefront in eastern Ukraine. […]
Kremlin Plan to Deepen Hold on South Is Delayed as Ukraine Presses Offensive
The Moscow-backed authorities in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson put a vote on joining Russia on hold, an apparent reflection of Ukrainian forces’ push in the area.
Ukraine Strikes Again in Crimea, Challenging Russian Hold on Peninsula
ODESA, Ukraine — Russian warships patrol Crimea’s coasts and Russian warplanes fly from its territory, transformed by eight years of occupation into a fortress. President Vladimir V. Putin has called Crimea a “sacred place,” Russia’s “holy land,” and one of his top advisers has warned that if the peninsula were attacked, Ukraine would face “Judgment […]