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Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says

Summary Luhansk governor says Russia bombed school sheltering 90 Trapped civilians evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal plant Jill Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine G7 leaders to talk with Zelenskiy in show of unity ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 – As many as 60 people were feared to have been […]

Western officials visit Ukraine after deadly school bombing

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people in its basement, while Ukrainian troops refused to surrender at a besieged steel plant that Moscow’s invading forces sped to seize before Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The governor […]

Six missiles hit Ukraine’s coastal city Odesa

May 7 – Six missiles hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday, the spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern military command told the country’s public broadcaster. Spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk said four rockets hit a furniture factory in a residential area, while the other two struck an already […]

Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces again

Summary Taliban threaten punishments for closest male relative Face cover order is part of growing restrictions on women Rights advocates unhappy at new rules KABUL, May 7 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy […]

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 26 dead

HAVANA — Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people. They checked the morgue, hospitals and if unsuccessful, they returned to the partially collapsed Hotel Saratoga, where rescuers […]

Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia’s V-Day

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops solidified their positions around the nation’s second-largest city Saturday as Russian forces delivered more punishing attacks on an embattled steelworks in a bid to complete their conquest of the southern port of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations. As Monday’s holiday commemorating the […]

Explosion hits hotel in downtown Havana, major damage seen

HAVANA, May 6 – A strong explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high into the side of the building and injuring at least one person, witnesses and Cuban state media said. Photos from Granma, the Communist Party’s official daily, […]

New effort races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — A new international effort raced Friday to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large, even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the […]

Easy out from steel mill seen as unlikely for Ukraine troops

GENEVA — With the evacuation of some civilians from a steel mill besieged by Russian forces in the port of Mariupol, attention is turning to the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian troops still inside after weeks in the plant’s warren of underground tunnels and bunkers. Counting both able-bodied and wounded […]

The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia’s war ‘drags on’

MINSK, Belarus — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, but he said he didn’t expect the 10-week-old conflict to “drag on this way.” He also spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine but […]

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