Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city
Fighting and shelling remain intense in Ukraine as Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city. In some areas, civilians have faced months of food and power shortages.
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Danish police say the deadly mall shooting was apparently a random attack
Copenhagen's chief police inspector said there was no indication that anyone helped the gunman, identified as a 22-year-old Dane.
At Madrid's Amor de Dios flamenco center, dancers are finding their rhythm again
The pandemic placed competitive flamenco dancing on pause in Madrid. Now the passion and the intimacy of the artform are back on stage.
Rescuers in Italy are looking for missing mountain climbers after an avalanche
A large chunk of ice broke off an Alpine glacier in the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy — triggering an avalanche that killed several people.
News brief: Akron police shooting, Ukraine's Luhansk region, air travel woes
Akron police release bodycam video of the Jayland Walker shooting. Russia says it now controls one of two eastern regions in Ukraine. Airlines struggle to accommodate high demand this holiday weekend.
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the city of Lysychansk
Russia says it controls Ukraine's Luhansk region, one of the two eastern regions that have been the focus of its invasion. The announcement comes after Ukrainian troops withdrew from Lysychansk.
A gunman killed 3 people and wounded others at a Copenhagen mall
A 22-year-old suspect was arrested after the shooting at the Field's shopping mall in Denmark's capital. Police said the victims included a man in his 40s and two young people.
At least 6 hikers were killed after a piece of glacier broke loose in Italy
The glacier, in the Marmolada range, is the largest in the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy and people ski there in the winter. But the glacier has been rapidly melting away in recent years.
The last city in Luhansk has fallen to Russia. What does that mean for Ukraine?
Lysychansk was the last major city held by Ukrainians in the region. After their retreat, Russia holds the entire Luhansk region and has its sights set on completing its capture of nearby Donetsk.
Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest
Farmers in Ukraine begin to harvest this year's wheat, barley and rapeseed crops as diplomats try to negotiate an end to Russia's Black Sea blockade of exports.