Jul 28 Moscow blames Kyiv for a missile attack in Russia as Kremlin battle for Ukrainian village By Felipe Dana, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Ukrainian and Russian forces battled for a key village in southeastern Ukraine, with Moscow's forces pounding it with artillery, amid Kyiv's grinding counteroffensive. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Biden thanks Italian Premier Meloni for her strong support of Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Frances D'Emilio, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden expressed trepidation about Meloni when she first rose to power last year as the head of Italy's first far-right led government since the end of World War II. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russia's claim of placing nuclear weapons in Belarus escalates regional tension By Associated Press The declared deployment of the Russian weapons on the territory of its neighbor and loyal ally marks a new stage in the Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling over its invasion of Ukraine and another bid to discourage the West from increasing military… Continue reading
Jul 26 African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Putin seeks allies By Associated Press Putin has billed the two-day summit that opens Thursday in St. Petersburg as a major event that would help bolster ties with a continent of 1.3 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage. Continue reading
Jul 25 Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia's Wagner as a terrorist group By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain has “underplayed and underestimated” the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization, a powerful committee of U.K. lawmakers said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 24 UN chief urges Russia to revive Ukraine grain deal, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Guterres said with the termination of the deal, "the most vulnerable will pay the highest price." He told the gathering that there are already negative effects on global wheat and corn prices. Continue reading
Jul 24 Russia says Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones By Felipe Dana, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow during which one of the aircraft fell near the Defense Ministry’s main headquarters. Continue reading
Jul 23 Russian strike on Odesa badly damages landmark cathedral of Ukrainian Orthodox Church By Hanna Arhirova, Elise Morton, Associated Press Officials said least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in the early morning attack on Sunday, which severely damaged 25 landmarks across the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa, including the historic Transfiguration Cathedral. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet’s hottest on human record as intense heat waves grip places around the globe, Ukraine says its drones hit an ammunition depot in Crimea after… Continue watching
Jul 22 Ukraine strikes ammunition depot in Crimea as Russian attacks kill more civilians By Felipe Dana, Associated Press A Ukrainian drone hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a predawn strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine's… Continue reading