Europe

A village in northwestern Spain is up for sale for around $260,000

7:59am November 11, 2022

Salto de Castro has 44 homes, along with a hotel, school, church, swimming pool and barracks. The current owner is selling it because he can't keep up with the maintenance.

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An elderly woman walks in the southern Ukrainian village of Arkhanhelske, outside Kherson, on Nov. 3. The Russians occupied the village until recently. Now Ukrainian forces are moving into villages where the Russians left. The Russians also say they're withdrawing from Kherson, marking another major setback for the Russian military.

Russia is retreating, so why is the U.S. nudging Ukraine to compromise?

5:52pm November 10, 2022

Russia says it's withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson, but Ukraine says it's not seeing a pullout. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is asking Ukraine to show a willingness to negotiate.

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A woman holds a placard reading "Peace = Stop Putin" during a rally in support of Ukraine at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy on Saturday.

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Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

1:47pm November 10, 2022

by Sylvia Poggioli

Though Italy's new prime minister vows to continue the country's staunch support for Ukraine, much of the public is critical of Italian weapons deliveries and analysts say the government may waver.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces in a tank heading toward the Kherson front in Kherson region on Wednesday.

What Russia's announced pullout from Kherson means for the war in Ukraine

1:37pm November 10, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

Russia says it's withdrawing from Kherson to the east bank of the Dnipro River. Here's what it means for the war in Ukraine.

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Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27.

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A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can expect in Russian penal colony

1:07pm November 10, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself."

Politics & Government

News brief: Georgia runoff, GOP's 'red wave' is stopped, Russia to leave Kherson

6:01am November 10, 2022

U.S. Senate candidates in Georgia head to a December runoff. Democrats avoided a "red wave" in the midterm elections. Russia says it's withdrawing from a key port city, but Ukraine is skeptical.

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Ukraine is skeptical of Russian claims that it is withdrawing from Kherson

5:04am November 10, 2022

Russian officials made an announcement that they are withdrawing troops from the key city of Kherson. The city is the capital of a region Russia claims to have annexed.

The Ukrainian artillery battery of the 59th Mechanized Brigade fires a howitzer at points controlled by Russian troops in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine on Saturday.

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Russia says it's withdrawing from the key city of Kherson, but Ukraine is skeptical

6:56pm November 09, 2022

Russia announced a withdrawal from Kherson, Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said there's "no signs" Russian forces left without a fight.

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Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-backed Kherson administration, in his office in Kherson on July 20. A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the wall behind him.

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A Russian-appointed official died in a car crash in Ukraine's Kherson

2:56pm November 09, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Born in Ukraine, Kirill Stremousov had switched to Russia's side and mimicked its claims about Nazi rule, becoming spokesman and deputy governor of the Moscow-installed administration in Kherson.

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Italy has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine — but that support could dwindle

6:39pm November 08, 2022

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February. But with high energy prices, inflation and a new government, there's concern that support might start to dwindle.

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