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Ukraine says that announcing a planned offensive on the southern front has paid off in the eastern Donbas region, as both sides deploy forces based on guessing each other’s next moves.

Viktor Petrenko, who won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Games, has been shunned by Ukrainian figure skating officials — and by President Volodymyr Zelensky — after performing in Sochi, Russia.

Also, a moving dispatch from Ukraine and the dire outlook for Afghanistan.

A report from England’s children’s commissioner on Monday found that 650 children, including a disproportionate number of young Black boys, were subjected to the practice.

The Biden administration says the push will bolster African and American interests, including the ability of the United States to compete against China and Russia.

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As the city emerged from a 54-hour lockdown, the governor of the Mykolaiv region declared the operation a success, saying that five people had been arrested.

The latest round of aid includes rockets credited with destroying Russian command posts and ammunition depots.

In the weekend battle with Israel, Hamas left the fighting to Islamic Jihad, another militant group, highlighting differences between them over how best to combat Israel.

As the city emerged from a 54-hour lockdown, the governor of the Mykolaiv region declared the operation a success, saying that five people had been arrested.

The accord paves the way for national reconciliation talks and democratic elections. However, it was snubbed by the main rebel group responsible for the death of Chad’s previous leader.

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The basketball star’s supporters are pressing for action. But critics of any possible deal are already fuming.

The remarks by António Guterres came two days after he called for global nuclear disarmament at a commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.

The tactic has reduced the intensity of the fighting in the eastern Donbas region and allowed Ukraine to make small gains there, fighters say.

Many are held in filthy cells, subjected to routine torture and denied lifesaving medications, according to former inmates, their families and lawyers, and rights groups. Some never leave.

Terrorism experts were surprised by the president’s descriptions of Ayman al-Zawahri, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

The conflict may have dealt a severe blow to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Gaza militant group, and strengthened the hand of Israel’s interim prime minister, Yair Lapid.

While seemingly harmless, these tales may have their origins in Russian propaganda, according to analysts monitoring Russian disinformation campaigns in Ukraine.

China’s military announced new exercises near Taiwan, a day after concluding four days of drills that simulated a blockade of the island.

Despite the grim headlines, 2022 is less violent so far than last year.

After barring girls from high school — and harboring an Al-Qaeda leader — the regime now risks jeopardizing the billions of dollars of global aid that still keeps Afghans alive.

China’s military announced new exercises near Taiwan, a day after concluding four days of drills that simulated a blockade of the island.

Li Ming-che and his wife, who met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan last week, have sought to inspire others not to be intimidated into silence by Beijing.

A cease-fire in Gaza.

In Ukraine, tragedies are a backdrop to everyday existence, piling up in numbers that seem inconceivable, an inescapable reality that feels like the very air in your lungs.

The truce appeared to end a three-day conflict in Gaza that barely changed the status quo in Israel and the occupied territories, but revealed splits among rival Palestinian militias.

Moscow accused Ukraine of striking near spent-fuel storage at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, while Ukrainian intelligence said it was a move by Russia to destroy infrastructure.

Also, China’s military exercises could alienate Taiwan and rockets strike near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.

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A team of biologists and mathematicians studied hours of video to learn how insects take shape in the egg. The secret is geometry.

The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is one of several projects the senator has negotiated major concessions for, benefiting his financial supporters.

The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.

The director of the organization’s Ukraine office resigned to protest a statement by the wider organization that accuses Ukrainian soldiers of employing tactics of war that endanger civilians.

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He served loyally during the 9/11 attacks and Iraq invasion. But in a 2005 memoir, he faulted the “conception and execution” of the Iraq war.

The human rights group accused the Ukrainian military of establishing bases and weapons systems in school and hospitals.

The Islamic Jihad commander for southern Gaza was killed in an Israeli missile strike on Saturday.

The ships, the largest caravan to depart Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, were headed for China, Iran, Italy and Turkey.

Five years after its launch, the railway has become associated with debt, dysfunction and criminal investigations, and is now a lightning rod in the Aug. 9 election.

The barrage, from which no casualties were reported, came as Orthodox Jews prepared for a somber fast day, and after two days of fierce cross-border attacks between the Israeli military and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.

At a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of a crucial battle in the Pacific, two daughters of men who served there reflected on the lessons of war.

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The secretary of state’s tour of some African nations starts Sunday. In Ukraine, fighting near a nuclear power plant raised safety fears.

The exercises were designed to deter Taiwan from moving further away from Beijing, but they also indicated how few policy carrots China has.

The basketball star’s supporters are pressing for action. But critics of any possible deal are already fuming.

The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible.

Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

Residents of Trellick Tower, a 1972 public housing block, fought to stop a development project they said would undermine the building’s integrity. But they fear the reprieve might be only temporary.