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Close urban combat in Severodonetsk makes it harder for Russia to use artillery, as Kyiv awaits the arrival of a long-range rocket system from the U.S.

Ukraine Counterattack Takes Back Parts of Strategic Donbas City  The Wall Street Journal Ukrainian forces take back parts of key eastern city Severodonetsk  CBS News June 4, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news  CNN Russia ‘suffering huge casualties’ as troops retreat: Ukraine  Al Jazeera English Russia, Ukraine

Russia targets western-supplied tanks in first Kyiv airstrikes for five weeks  The Guardian Russia’s war in Ukraine: live updates  CNN Latest Russia-Ukraine war news: Live updates  The Washington Post Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms  The Associated Press Kyiv hit

Backed by the Kremlin, the shadowy network known as the Wagner Group is getting rich in Sudan while helping the military to crush a democracy movement.

The Joe Biden-Joe Manchin rift that’s imperiling the White House agenda  The Washington Post

Three dead and 11 injured in mass shooting in Philadelphia  The Independent MASS SHOOTING: 3 dead, 11 injured after shooting on South Street in Philadelphia  6abc Philadelphia Philadelphia mass shooting on South Street leaves 3 dead, about a dozen injured  Fox News 3

Fijians warn the U.S. is at risk of losing influence as Beijing seeks closer ties in the region. “It’s not only about having McDonald’s in Fiji.”

The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) government’s attempt at re-election brings to the forefront questions of Canadian conservatism and its viability, not just in the country’s most populous province. Throughout its tenure, the PC government has undergone significant changes in policy,

Villages and towns along the Normandy coast will fill with visitors this week to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6. Flags will fly to welcome and acknowledge those who fought in the Great Crusade. Over

The US has announced it will resume a limited military presence in Somalia. The former administration withdrew troops from the country in 2020. The mission of the American soldiers is still what it has been for the last 15 years: