At least 15 were killed and others are trapped after a Russian strike in Ukraine
A Russian rocket attack hit the town of Chasiv Yar, destroying a five-story apartment building and killing at least 15 people.
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The UK defense minister rules himself out of the race to succeed Boris Johnson
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Shinzo Abe's assassination was a rare act of violence in Japan. What happens now?
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Garbage collectors in Kharkiv dodge mortars to pick up the trash
In Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, Russian forces continue to pound neighborhoods in the north and east. But city garbage collectors are still picking up the trash.