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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.

The head of the Russian paramilitary group said his forces had captured the eastern city, a claim Ukrainian officials were quick to deny even as they called the situation “critical.”

Hours after the founder of the Wagner mercenary group claimed control of Bakhmut, Russia’s Defense Ministry said the city had been taken. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, who earlier had insisted that fighting for the city

The Ukrainian president, heartened by a U.S. shift that creates a path to supplying Kyiv with the American-made warplanes, will be in Japan for the G7 meeting.

The Ukrainian president, heartened by a U.S. shift that creates a path to supplying Kyiv with the American-made warplanes, is expected to attend the G7 meeting in Japan. It was unclear whether he would be there in person or virtually.

The versatile and lightweight American warplane is seen by many of Ukraine’s allies as an important deterrent against Russia.

Turkey and Thailand held two huge elections this week, both with uncertain outcomes. Each shows some of the benefits that elections can hold for leaders who have amassed power with the tools of the state.

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Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions.

The war in Sudan has unleashed a new wave of violence in the western region of Darfur, sending tens of thousands into neighboring Chad, where a new humanitarian crisis is looming.