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In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire.

Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today.

Israel has dealt blow after financial blow to the Palestinian Authority, alarming the United States, which wants it to have a role in running postwar Gaza.

Sixty-eight people, including sick and injured patients and their escorts, crossed the border to get treatment, the Israeli military said. The evacuation was carried out in coordination with the U.S., Egypt and the international community.

Experts said that almost half a million people in the strip faced starvation. Many may die of malnutrition before a famine can be declared.

The order finding that the Israeli military must draft ultra-Orthodox Jews risked splitting the coalition government, but there were no immediate threats from far-right ministers to pull out.

Mr. Rutte, who served as the Dutch prime minister for nearly 14 years, has been a harsh critic of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, and a strong supporter of Ukraine.

Lawmakers expressed openness to withholding funding from the agency after reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.

A U.N.-backed panel of experts said the war with Hamas had created a catastrophic lack of food, but stopped short of declaring a famine.

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt are set to testify to a House subcommittee after reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.