Latest on Ukraine: May Day's another war day as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities
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Missile and drone strikes across Ukraine claim more than 20 lives
An apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Uman has been hit after a series of airstrikes across the country on Friday. The attack is the deadliest strike on a Ukrainian apartment since January.
Ukrainian journalist's death leads to investigation and criticism
Bogdan Bitik was shot while on the Antonivka bridge in Kherson. He was working with an Italian journalist who was also shot but survived. Ukraine has launched a war crimes investigation.
China's Xi calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy, after weeks of intensifying pressure to do so
The Chinese leader's call comes as he has sought to play the role of peacemaker, though chances of a big breakthrough are slim, given how far apart Russia's and Ukraine's positions remain.
Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control
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Russia says its air force accidentally bombed its own city near Ukraine
A Russian fighter jet had an "accidental discharge" of its payload over the Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, causing injuries and damaging buildings.
This Ukrainian widower's superpower is repairing the home he shared with his wife
"He's giving us hope this neighborhood will come back to life," says a neighbor in the apartment building in Kharkiv damaged during Russia's invasion.
A Moscow court has rejected WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention appeal
The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he and The Wall Street Journal deny. They and the U.S. government insist Evan Gershkovich is "wrongfully detained."
Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut
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Russia sentences opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison
Kara-Murza's sentence is the harshest prison term delivered yet to a government opponent since the Kremlin launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.