Russian troops move to encircle strategic city in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have launched a concerted campaign to encircle Severodonetsk — the easternmost point of the Donbas region still under Ukrainian control.
‘Why did Putin do this to us?’ A battered Ukrainian city emerges from a siege VIEW
The veil of war in Ukraine has started to lift in the places Russian troops have now abandoned. Their retreat has revealed brutality on a...
Zelenskyy holds out possibility of Ukrainian ‘neutrality’ as assaults continue
Speaking ahead of new negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was willing to accept "neutrality," which would mean giving up its NATO aspirations.
‘Vaccine-gate’ roils Peru: Politicians, families and friends secretly got COVID-19 shots
Peruvian federal prosecutors and a congressional commission are investigating how vaccines from China ended up allocated to a privileged few as COVID-19 ravaged the country...
This Mexican village lives under a volcano — but it’s earthquakes residents fear
Residents of this little Mexican town live at the shadow of a volcano but learned to fear other, more frequent and unpredictable, geological events.
‘Fuerza Mexico’: Earthquake has been the engine of a newfound national solidarity
The torrent of donations and deluge of aid has morphed into an enhanced sense of patriotism, on the streets and in social media.