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Russian strikes in Ukraine's city of Odesa damage port, grain silo and an abandoned hotel

Sep. 25, 2023 09:16 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone and missile strike near Odesa damaged infrastructure, a grain silo and an abandoned hotel and injured one person in the Black Sea port city as attacks elsewhere in Ukraine killed five civilians and wounded 13 in the past day, Ukrainian officials said Monday. ...

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Sep. 25, 2023 08:51 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. ...

Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs

Sep. 25, 2023 00:18 AM EDT

LUHANSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Flying above enemy lines, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone sends a clear image back to soldiers hiding in a basement a few kilometers away: A Russian armored vehicle is idling along a key logistics route, looking like easy prey in the artillery-scarred green...

Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Sep. 24, 2023 19:28 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of Commons on Friday, Canadian lawmakers...

Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and 'martyrdom' of Ukrainian people

Sep. 24, 2023 17:05 PM EDT

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is going to continue their misery. Francis appeared to refer to...

Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 8 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month

Sep. 24, 2023 14:03 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian airstrikes on Sunday killed two people and wounded eight others in southern Ukraine's Kherson province, the region's governor reported Sunday as the war in Ukraine entered its 20th month. Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces struck the city of...

A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation's capital with the front line

Sep. 24, 2023 00:18 AM EDT

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Among the hundreds of trains criss-crossing Ukraine’s elaborate railway network every day, the Kyiv-Kramatorsk train stands apart, shrouded in solemn silence as passengers anticipate their destination. Every day, around seven in the morning, passengers...

Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face

Sep. 24, 2023 00:09 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are two opposing theses about the U.N. General Assembly: It's a place that shows the true power of words, where leaders inspire action with rousing speeches on the urgent issues of our times; or it's a talking shop, where leaders perform for domestic audiences with...

Today in History: September 24, Dodgers play final game in Brooklyn

Sep. 24, 2023 00:08 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2022. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1957, the Los Angeles-bound Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the...

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Sep. 23, 2023 17:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building...