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Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.

Moscow is pouring in waves of fighters and targeting Ukrainian supply lines in an effort to gain its first significant battlefield victory in months.

The mosque was nearly full when the attacker struck. By Tuesday, the toll stood at more than 100, the highest from a bombing in Pakistan in years.

The Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder — and it may be the future of the Catholic Church.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had long been cautious about deepening ties to Iran, but his calculus has changed during the course of the war.

After an economic collapse and political upheaval, Sri Lankans have become resigned to leaner meals and reduced horizons.

As he faces a tough fight for re-election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has been raising fresh objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids.

Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths.

The problem is driving up temperatures in what is already one of the hottest cities in the world, where air-conditioning is a luxury only the rich can afford.

President Emmanuel Macron is forging ahead with plans to raise the legal age of retirement to 64, from 62, despite strikes, street demonstrations and a looming parliamentary battle.