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The U.N. Special Rapporteur on torture said Moscow’s refusal to address the issue represented tacit approval of its use. Russia has denied it practices torture.

The Ukrainian president, who has treaded lightly in his public comments on American politics, weighed in on the 2024 race at an event in Kyiv.

Mark Dickey, an American, became ill 3,400 feet underground in a cave in Turkey. International crews have gathered to help, but it will take time to carry him out.

A deadly strike in Kryvyi Rih, about 45 miles from the front lines, is the latest in a city that has been pummeled repeatedly by Russian attacks.

Ukraine never acknowledges strikes on Russian soil, but the incursions are happening with increasing frequency.

The names were found in documents recently studied by the Vatican, but historians say they don’t change the fundamental understanding of the church’s actions during the war.

Russian officials said air defenses shot down two drones in and around Rostov-on-Don, home to Russia’s southern military headquarters. Ukraine did not immediately comment.

Greek military forces were called in to assist the rescue efforts. At least six people in Greece and at least nine in neighboring Turkey have died this week amid torrential rains and flooding.

Han Kang grew up in Seoul, a city that embraces “thousands of years of turbulence.” She recommends reading that draws from the various eras that have made up her hometown.

The U.S. commitment includes more military assistance, but also funds to bolster Ukraine’s future defense and its own democracy and economy. The announcement came after a Russian missile strike killed at least 17 people in the city of Kostyantynivka