Russian forces are attacking Bakhmut from three directions in a persistent attempt to encircle Ukrainian troops, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, maintaining pressure on the battered city that has become the focal point of Moscow’s wide-ranging offensive in eastern Ukraine. The battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donbas region began last summer and Ukrainian soldiers […]
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Netanyahu Holds Slight Lead in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Show
If the right-wing bloc does eke out a narrow victory, it will allow Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, to return to office even as he stands trial on corruption charges.
Netanyahu Holds Edge in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Suggest
If the trends continue, Benjamin Netanyahu will reclaim power, presiding over one of the most right-wing governments in the country’s history even as he is on trial on corruption charges.
As War Rages, a Ukrainian Family in Michigan Holds On to Home
Amber Galkin and her children find themselves navigating complicated connections with their homeland as they embrace a new national identity.
Crimea’s Kerch Strait Bridge holds deep strategic, and symbolic, value.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia presided over the bridge’s opening, personally driving a truck across the link between Russia and Crimea — land seized from Ukraine in 2014.