Russia and Ukraine Hours after Pres. Zelensky spoke of the war "returning to the territory of Russia," Russian missiles struck Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, killing six.Meanwhile, a Ukrainian dr …

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Russia Pres. Zelensky offered the closest we've seen to an official acknowledgment that Ukraine has staged attacks inside Russia: he didn't explicitly confirm the attacks, but said: "gradually, the w …

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Russia Pres. Putin's promise of free grain for six African countries whose leaders paid him a visit doesn't seem to be enough to satisfy those leaders. The African Union and those leaders called on P …

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Niger Nigerien soldiers took to television to confirm they had indeed overthrown Pres. Bazoum in a coup. They closed the country's borders and imposed a curfew.Bazoum tweeted [or is it Xed, now that …

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Ukraine NATO leaders committed to offering Ukraine an invitation to join the alliance but were so vague about when that might happen that Pres. Zelensky called the lack of clarity "absurd."The opacit …

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Russia The Kremlin's press office revealed that Pres. Putin hosted Yevgeny Prigozhin and his senior commanders for a three-hour meeting on June 29 - just six days after they briefly rebelled against …

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