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Russian strikes in Ukraine's city of Odesa damage port, grain silo and an abandoned hotel
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. ...
UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death — and rape of women aged up to 83...
EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them
BEIJING (AP) — The European Union's trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting an EU trade deficit of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with...
Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs
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
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...
Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 8 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month
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...
Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
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...
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly. “The U.S. and...
Trudeau pledges Canada's support for Ukraine and punishment for Russia
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures for Ukraine, including military, economic and humanitarian assistance, while also pledging an additional show of diplomatic backing through steps intended to punish Russia over the war. “We’re...
Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Once rock-solid, the support that Ukraine has gotten from its biggest backers for its fight against Russia is showing cracks. Political posturing in places like Poland and Slovakia, where a trade dispute with Ukraine has stirred tensions, and Republican...
