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Outmanned and outgunned, Ukrainian ground forces are in perhaps their most precarious position since the opening months of the war.

Vice President Kamala Harris tried to reassure European and Ukrainian leaders that America would come through with security aid. But worries persist as House Republican leaders block the measure.

After the capture of Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces will need a new defensive line in unforgiving terrain, while Russia tries to press its advantage.

The largely symbolic move followed proposals by international allies that were discussed during recent cease-fire negotiations in Cairo.

The designation allows the United States to crack down on the group’s access to the global financial system.

The death of Aleksei A. Navalny in a Russian prison has been a blow to an opposition movement in which he was the figurehead. But it has also raised hopes of a united front against President Vladimir V. Putin.

Officials have found the toxic mineral at 34 sites, including schools and parks. The grounds outside a Taylor Swift concert venue tested negative.

With Ukraine’s forces at risk of encirclement, the top military commander ordered a retreat. In startlingly candid accounts, soldiers described disarray and despair.

The relationship between a superstar and his hometown club has always felt transactional. Did either side get what they wanted?

The Israeli leader has come under international pressure to drop a threatened incursion into the city where more than a million Palestinians are gathered, seeking refuge from the war.