Turkey blames Kurdish group for Istanbul bombing
Turkish authorities blamed a Kurdish group active in Syria. Turkey views the group as the Syrian affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which it has been battling for decades.
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to liberated city of Kherson
The Ukrainian president appears openly in front of the main government building in the southern city, and speaks to cheering residents who endured eight months of Russian occupation.
Ukrainian soldiers who helped liberate Kherson describe relief, joy and apprehension
Many soldiers from the southern port city of Kherson spent months trying to liberate their homes. The Russian retreat last week was a major blow to Moscow's war effort.
News brief: Biden-Xi meeting, midterm election results, Istanbul explosion
President Biden and China's leader are meeting at the G20 summit. Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate. Turkish authorities say at least six people were killed in a blast on an Istanbul street.
France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants
A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Ukraine regains control of Kherson
After nine months of occupation, Russian forces have abandoned Kherson, Ukraine. As Ukrainians celebrated, Russia claimed the retreat was a smart move militarily.
A crash course in organ transplants helps Ukraine's cash-strapped healthcare system
The war has hammered Ukraine's health care budget, leaving some patients without access to care. U.S. hospitals are helping to fill the gap.
Ukrainians are raising the country's next generation, children now as old as the war
In the first two months of the war in Ukraine, 15,000 babies were born. Their parents are raising the next generation of Ukrainians — children now as old as the war.
France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy
France allowed the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock in the port of Toulon on Friday, after Italy's new far-right government refused to accept it. More than 200 migrants were aboard the ship.
In a major blow to Putin, Russia says it has fully withdrawn from Kherson
The Russian Defense Ministry says it has completed its withdrawal from the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.