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Ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges say that beatings were common, and that they suffered from woefully inadequate health care and food.

French prosecutors said they were investigating potential conflicts of interest, embezzlement and favoritism connected to public contracts signed by organizers of the Games.

When the party of the country’s political rock star, former Prime Minister Sanna Marin, lost in April, a center-right party’s power rose.

Attacks from Ukraine have killed at least a dozen Russian civilians and displaced thousands. But they have not fundamentally changed the calculus for Vladimir Putin.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has repeatedly leveraged Saudi Arabia’s wealth and influence to overcome international condemnation of the kingdom’s human rights violations.

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Advisers to the agency overwhelmingly agreed that a new treatment would help to prevent a potentially lethal respiratory illness in very young children.

As residents sought safety from engulfed communities, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that hundreds of thousands could lack drinking water.

Evacuation and rescue efforts continued a day after the Kakhovka dam was destroyed, affecting tens of thousands of people.

After months of widespread protests failed to budge the government, opponents acknowledge that the chances of turning the tide now are slim.