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Russian spy agency blames Ukraine for nationalist’s car bombing death

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia's top counterintelligence agency has blamed Ukrainian spy agencies have organized the killing of the daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologue.

Singapore will decriminalize gay sex, but continue to prohibit same-sex marriage

By Eileen Ng, Associated Press

Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage.

News Wrap: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warns of Russian escalation in war

In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine's president warns that Russian forces could escalate fighting this week and calls for strength ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day, a federal appeals court granted Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary hold on testifying before a…

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Somali security forces end siege at hotel in which 21 were killed

By Omar Faruk, Associated Press

Somali authorities on Sunday ended a deadly attack in which 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital.

Daughter of influential Russian nationalist killed in Moscow car bombing

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist often referred to as “Putin’s brain” was killed in a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow, authorities said Sunday.

Pope calls for ‘dialogue’ over bishop’s detention in Nicaragua

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Pope Francis voiced worry Sunday about the situation in Nicaragua, where police detained several Roman Catholic clergy, including a bishop, critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration.

Scorching heat in China wilts crops as farmers struggle with shrinking water supplies

By Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press

Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.

News Wrap: Russia to allow inspectors into occupied nuclear plant

In our news wrap Saturday, Russia has said international inspectors will be allowed into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Islamic militants stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital in a deadly terror attack, the Supreme Court sided with Black voters in a…

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Russian air defense systems down Ukrainian drones in Crimea

By Paul Byrne, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press

Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in Crimea, while Ukrainian officials said Russian forces pressed ahead with efforts to seize one of the few cities in eastern Ukraine not already under their control.

Islamic militants storm hotel in Somalia’s capital, leave 20 dead

By Omar Faruk, Associated Press

Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses.