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Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in first attack in weeks, Ukrainian officials say all intercepted

By Hanna Arhirova, Anton Shtuka, Associated Press

Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions around 5 a.m. as the missiles arrived at roughly the same time from different directions…

China tightens grip on Hong Kong with passage of strict law punishing dissent

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi

China criticized the West for questioning Hong Kong's new national security law. The once mostly autonomous city is now led by legislators entirely handpicked by Beijing and critics say Article 23 is a death blow to whatever independence the city…

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As several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, his pandemic decisions are catching up to him

By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under investigation for falsifying documents.

Prince Harry’s lawyer implicates Rupert Murdoch in cover-up of unlawful snooping by his tabloids

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

Prince Harry's lawyer says the cover-up of unlawful information gathering at British tabloids owned by Rupert Murdoch went all the way to the top.

In Gaza and Haiti, experts say conflict has brought populations to edge of famine

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

A new report suggests Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine.

Blinken to visit Israel on latest Middle East tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The previously unannounced stop comes as relations between the two countries have soured dramatically in recent weeks.

Boat with dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees on board capsizes off Indonesia’s coast

By Yayan Zamzami, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press

Fishermen off Indonesia’s northernmost coast rescued six people after a boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized.

Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in urban refugee camps in central Gaza

By Associated Press

Nineteen people, including five women and nine children, were killed when a strike flattened a family home late Tuesday in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar plans to step down after a new leader is chosen

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said his reasons for stepping down were “both personal and political" and he had no firm future plans.

Key questions as Trump hurtles toward deadline to pay $454 million fraud penalty

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The law empowers police in Texas to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a judge's order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry.