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Family members of the dead and injured were trickling in from hundreds of miles away. Investigators have broadened their inquiry into one of India’s worst train accidents.

The drone attack in Moscow was a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia. It came as an aerial assault on Ukraine’s capital left at least one person dead.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s paramount politician for 20 years, defeated the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to the country’s electoral authority.

Votes were being counted on Sunday for a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent. Results were expected within a few hours.

Voters went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent who has vexed Western allies.

At the G7 summit in Japan, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Kyiv’s forces were still fighting for the city. But even if Bakhmut falls, gains on its outskirts could give Ukraine a tactical opportunity.

At the G7 summit in Japan, President Biden said world powers “will not waver” in supporting Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rejected Russia’s claim to have taken Bakhmut and said Kyiv’s forces were still fighting for the eastern city

There was no response from Ukraine, which earlier had insisted that fighting continued. President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Japan, meeting with leaders from the Group of 7.

Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, met Taiwan’s leader, who has sought to push back against China’s efforts to isolate the island democracy.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the fiercest political challenge of his 20 years in power. With votes still being tallied, the state-run news agency reports that he has just under 50 percent. He needs a majority to avoid a runoff.