Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 22)
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
World
Why women are dancing in solidarity with Finland's prime minister
Prime Minister Sanna Marin recently took a drug test in response to criticism over videos of her dancing and singing with friends.
Mount Kilimanjaro climbers can share slope selfies in real-time thanks to new Wi-Fi
Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year.
Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan
The terrorism charges come over a speech Khan gave in Islamabad in which he vowed to sue police officers and a female judge and alleged that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest
The U.S. and South Korea are staging their biggest military drills in years
While Washington and Seoul describe their exercises as defensive, North Korea portrays them as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.
Kyiv hosts a different kind of parade to celebrate Ukraine's independence day
Aug. 24 marks the day when Ukraine's parliament vowed to separate from the Soviet Union in 1991. The date this year will also mark six months since Russia's invasion began.
The daughter of 'Putin's brain' ideologist was killed in a car explosion
Daria Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in the outskirts of Moscow when the blast happened. Several of her father's allies say he was the likely target.
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he believed it is the "right thing to do now" as most Singaporeans will now accept it. However, he said the city-state does not plan to allow for same-sex marriage.
China plans to use chemicals to generate rain to protect its grain harvest
The hottest, driest summer since the government began recording rainfall and temperature 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half their normal water level.
At least 40 people are dead after floods and landslides leave hit northern India
Rains inundated hundreds of villages, swept away mud houses, flooded roads and destroyed bridges in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states.