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The mayor of Kyiv says Russia has attacked the Ukrainian capital with missiles. Several explosions rocked the west of the city early Sunday.

Russian missiles hit cities in western Ukraine throughout the weekend, an escalation that has punctured the relative lull in fighting in and around Kyiv.

Opposition head to be commission’s final witness; if found to bear any responsibility for crush that killed 45, he may get warning letter during upcoming expected election season

Supporters of renewed JCPOA say it buys army time to prepare for more extensive strike on Iran and deal with other regional threats, but they appear to be minority among leadership

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There has not been a more consequential meeting of the world’s richest democracies.

A group of migrants make their way to the Temporary Immigration Center (CETI) as they celebrate crossing the Melilla fence. Antonio Ruiz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa The death toll in an attempt by hundreds of migrants to break through a border fence between

By Sarah Marsh and Philip Blenkinsop SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine

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NPR’s Elissa Nadworny speaks to journalist Ali Latifi about the recovery efforts following the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.