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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's top prosecutor says the country plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier. A Ukrainian serviceman talks with a local resident after de-mining the residential area…

Relatives: Former US Marine killed fighting in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives are telling news outlets a former U.S. Marine has been killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in war with Russia in what’s the first known death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine. …

Russia now controls 80% of Luhansk region

LVIV, Ukraine — The Luhansk governor said Russian forces now control 80% of the region, which is one of two regions that make up the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. In this image provided by the European…

Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is attacking cities and towns in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland and pouring more forces into the country. A Ukrainian soldier walks past a Russian tank after recent battles at the village…

Russia hits Lviv, prepares for assault in eastern Ukraine

UPDATE: LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s offensive to take control of eastern Ukraine is in full swing. “Now we can already state that the Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which…

Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months. FILE - Israeli army soldiers guard a section of Israel's separation barrier, in the West Bank village of…

Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children. They think it may related to a type of virus usually associated with colds. The U.K., U.S., Ireland and Spain have…

Ukraine's port of Mariupol holding out against all odds

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin’s invasion plans. FILE…

'The Eagle Has Landed' author Jack Higgins dead at 92

LONDON (AP) — British author Jack Higgins, who wrote “The Eagle Has Landed” and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92. Publisher HarperCollins said that Higgins died at his home on the English Channel island of…