International

As Ukraine's war grinds on, soldiers are outgunned and injuries are rising
Ukraine's soldiers have held off a full-scale Russian invasion. But rising casualties are taking a toll — and the lackluster welcome soldiers received from some fellow citizens has hurt their morale.
Renewed Russian attacks strike several areas of Ukraine
Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on Donetsk and Luhansk, but Russian forces also have been pounding other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrest territory from Ukraine and soften Ukrainian morale.
Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives
President Joe Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.
The naming of an interim president puts an end to a political dynasty in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests forced him from office.
How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s
Russia had a more powerful army. It didn't think the West would intervene. The invasion was poorly planned. We're not talking about Russia's current war, but about Russia's Crimean War in the 1850s.
Biden heads to Mideast jittery about Iranian nuclear program
Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials he's committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. 
Sri Lankan protesters partied in the president's mansion. What comes next is unclear
Protesters in Sri Lanka who spent the weekend occupying the president's palace have now entered and torched the prime minister's private mansion as well.