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Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ ‘movement’ as extremist

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The Russian Justice Ministry says it has filed a lawsuit with the country’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist.

More than 2,400 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found.

Russian court sentences artist who protested Ukraine war to 7 years in prison in crackdown on free speech

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

A Russian court has convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison.

The European Union is struggling to produce and send the ammunition it promised to Ukraine

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

With much fanfare early this year, EU leaders promised to provide 1 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine's front line by spring 2024. That would amount to a serious ramp-up of production.

News Wrap: Trump Jr. returns to stand in civil fraud trial targeting family business

In our news wrap Monday, Donald Trump Jr. testified again in the civil fraud trial targeting the family business, Sen. Tim Scott is the latest to leave the Republican presidential field, Russian state media issued and then withdrew alerts that…

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Russia ramps up attacks on key eastern Ukraine cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka

By Felipe Dana, Associated Press

Moscow's troops have begun a push to regain territory near Bakhmut, the eastern mining city that was the site of the war’s bloodiest battle before falling into Russian hands in May, the head of Ukraine’s ground forces wrote on the Telegram messaging…

France blames Russia for an online effort to whip up controversy over Stars of David graffiti

By Associated Press

The stenciling last month of 250 blue stars on walls in Paris and its suburbs fed alarm about surging antisemitism in France during the latest Israel-Hamas war.

U.S. and India reaffirm security ties as their top diplomats and defense officials hold talks

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. and India are continuing to deepen their partnership and collaboration in emerging technologies, defense and diplomacy to create an Indo-Pacific region that's free and prosperous.

Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a shifting GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against Russia

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The Republican dissension over the issue has become a pivotal moment in U.S. politics that has put the Ukraine aid and America's role in the world in doubt.

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

The Ukraine State Bureau of Investigation says it wants to hold military officials accountable for the Rocket Forces and Artillery Day event held Friday near the front line in Zaporizhzhia where Russian reconnaissance drones could easily spot the crowded gathered.