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Near Ukraine's front line, a devastated community takes stock after Russian advances

7:01am July 20, 2024

For the last 10 weeks, a battle has raged for a small northeastern Ukrainian border town just five miles from Russia. After delays, Western military aid helped stall Russia's assault.

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How Ukrainian scouting culture thrives in the woods of western New York state

5:01am July 20, 2024

by Andrea Wenglowskyj

Every July, campers, counselors and administrators gather on 84 acres of hilly woods in the woods of western New York state that has been home to a Ukrainian summer camp called “Novyi Sokil” since 1950.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, stands inside a glass defendants' cage during the verdict announcement at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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A U.S. Journalist is Sentenced in Russia

4:59pm July 19, 2024

Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison on charges of espionage. His employer and the U.S. government have said he is innocent and the trial is a sham. We hear the latest from Moscow and reaction from the U.S.

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Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

2:16pm July 19, 2024

by Charles Maynes

A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.

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Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony

1:58am July 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

An Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine seals off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass.

Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

6:00am July 18, 2024

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

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Paris mayor swims in the Seine to demonstrate its safety ahead of the Olympics

3:06pm July 17, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

After Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the river, she said the Olympics were "a kind of magnet that attracted all our energies towards a single date, July 26, and we did it.”

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'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

6:40am July 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days.

Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know

2:49am July 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

Spain beat England 2-1 to win EURO 2024 title

Soccer's diversity unites a divided Europe, sort of

3:15pm July 15, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

Four weeks of chanting and shouting on the streets were not expressions of anger about politics — but the sound of joy and excitement about the European Championship soccer tournament.