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Russia Launches a Missile Attack on Kyiv: Live Updates

KYIV, Ukraine — As ballistic missiles exploded in the clear blue skies on Monday, frightened pedestrians hurried to get off the streets of Ukraine’s capital, watching the battle unfold over their heads in a rare daytime missile attack on Kyiv.

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Colombia’s Peace-Whisperer Makes Plenty of Enemies

Leyner Palacios’s push for dialogue, forgiveness and reconciliation has made him the face of peace in Colombia — and subjected him to death threats.

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Wagner Chief Says His Forces Are Leaving Bakhmut: Russia-Ukraine War Updates

Days after declaring victory in Bakhmut, the Wagner private military company has started to withdraw its fighters from the ruined city in eastern Ukraine and will be replaced by regular Russian troops, the group’s leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, said in a video released on Thursday.

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Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Latest on the Attack by Anti-Kremlin Fighters

As attacks by Ukrainian-aligned insurgents in Russian territory stretched into a third day on Wednesday, concerns were rising in Russia that the rare border incursion could create new battlefield problems — and it has increased calls for the military to expend more resources defending against such assaults.

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Assault Inside Russia Stretches Into Second Day: Live Ukraine War Updates

Attacks in southern Russia close to the Ukrainian border continued on Tuesday with an explosion reported at a defense factory and skirmishes at a border crossing, a day after anti-Kremlin fighters aligned with Ukraine appeared to have begun a rare ground assault inside Russia.

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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates on Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are engaged in “mopping up” operations to clear the remaining Ukrainian soldiers from the ruins of Bakhmut, a senior Ukrainian official said on Monday, as Kyiv’s military commanders seek to shift the focus from their apparent loss of the city to the battle for its outskirts.

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Ukraine News: Zelensky Is Expected to Attend G7 Summit in Japan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine appealed to Arab leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia on Friday not to bend to Russian influence as he began a new diplomatic tour to shore up international support ahead of a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.

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Israelis March Through Jerusalem, Raising Tensions in a Divided City

The annual parade marks the unification of the city after Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967. Israelis see it as a celebration, but Palestinians consider it an insult, and it was marred by incitement against Arabs.

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Biden Abruptly Cuts Short an Asia-Pacific Visit, to China’s Benefit

It was meant to be a moment for the history books — the first time a U.S. president visited a Pacific Island country. Papua New Guinea, the host nation, scrambled to mobilize 1,000 security officers; the leaders of 17 other countries agreed to make the trip for just a few hours with President Biden, who was scheduled to go on to a meeting in Australia with allies known as the Quad.

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Ukraine Thwarts Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv: Live Updates

Ukraine’s air defense intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles fired by Russia early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. If confirmed, the strikes would be further evidence of Ukraine’s ability to shoot down one of the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Moscow’s arsenal.