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Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia's V-Day
The Russians hope to complete their conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday. However, Ukraine’s military flattened Russian positions on a Black Sea island that has become a symbol of resistance.
22 people died in an explosion at a hotel in Havana
Rescuers searched for survivors at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure that was heavily damaged by the blast on Friday. A gas leak was the suspected cause of the explosion.
Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages
Ukraine’s military says that it recaptured some areas in the south and repelled Russian attacks in the east. Meanwhile, a bloody battle rages at a steel mill in Mariupol where Ukrainian troops are holed up in tunnels and bunkers, fending off a Russian onslaught.
The European Union’s chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile
The U.S. already has provided about 7,000 Javelins, including some that were delivered during the Trump administration, about one-third of its stockpile, to Ukraine, according to an analysis by Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies international security program.
About 100 civilians escape Mariupol steel plant as Pelosi visits Zelenskyy in Kyiv
As fighting in Ukraine's east grew more entrenched and some 100 civilians were evacuated from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, a delegation of congressional Democrats visited Kyiv in a sign of American commitment to Ukraine's efforts.
Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
Ukrainian forces are fighting village by village to hold back a Russian advance in their country's east, while the United Nations works to broker a civilian evacuation from the ruins of the city of Mariupol.
A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues
The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.