Cuba says it dismantled human trafficking ring recruiting for Russia's war in Ukraine
Havana says it is dismantling a network that seeks to recruit Cubans as mercenaries to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal
In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.
Whatever happened to the Ukrainian refugees who found a haven in Brazil?
After fleeing the war in Ukraine, a family found a sense of belonging far away - in Prudentópolis, Brazil, known as "Little Ukraine." A year later, the family finds themselves starting over yet again.
Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war
Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.
As war losses mount, Ukraine honors a veteran jet fighter pilot who died in collision
Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated for Western countries to donate F-16s.
Latest on Ukraine: Wagner chief Prigozhin died as Russia's war turned 18 months
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Love, war and loss: How one soldier in Ukraine hopes to be made whole again
An artillery shell should have killed Andrii Smolenskyi in May. Instead, the blast tore off both of his arms above the elbow and destroyed his eyes. Now he's fighting to put his life back together.
A Ukrainian rescue worker's memories are on pause as he evacuates people
After a classmate was killed in his hometown of Bakhmut — the longest and bloodiest battle in Russia's war on Ukraine — a rescue worker volunteered to evacuate people from the front lines.
Latest on Ukraine: Russia strikes Chernihiv, as Kyiv welcomes F-16 pledges
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russian missile kills 7 and injures 90 in northern Ukrainian city amid local holiday
Many residents had just finished a morning of festivities and were leaving church in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, when a Russian missile struck the city's center, heavily damaging a theater building.