Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

A Ukrainian volunteer is seen treading the water while carrying a woman from an evacuation boat in Kherson city on June 9. Ashley Chan/SOPA Images/Sipa/AP At least 14 people have died and more than 2,700 have been evacuated from flooded areas in southern Ukraine after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, Ukrainian officials reported…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine, Zelensky hints at counteroffensive

Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of a building with a Ukrainian flag, during an operation that claims to liberate the village of Blahodatne, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on June 11. 68th Separate Hunting Brigade ‘Oleksy Dovbusha’/Handout/Reuters There are few reports from the battlefields between the southern Zaporizhzhia…

French playground stabbing suspect faces attempted murder charges | CNN

CNN  —  The suspect in the knife attack in the French alpine town of Annecy that left four children and two men injured is facing attempted murder charges, prosecutors say. If convicted he faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Investigators are still trying to determine why the suspect –…

US citizen detained in Russia after appearing at Moscow court | CNN

CNN  —  A US citizen has been detained in Moscow according to a Telegram statement from Moscow’s courts of general jurisdiction. The man was detained on Saturday where “the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow took a preventive measure against an American citizen,” it said. The court statement described the man…

Ancient stones removed in France to build new hardware store | CNN

CNN  —  An ancient stone site in western France has been removed to make way for a new hardware store, sparking criticism of the local mayor. The mayor of Carnac, Olivier Lepick, insisted he adhered to the law in granting planning permission for the new Mr Bricolage hardware store. The…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin is seen in July 2022, at the Navy Day Parade in Saint Petersburg. Stringer/Getty Images/FILE Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Friday that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had begun, but without success. “It can be stated with absolute certainty that the counteroffensive has begun,” Putin said on the sidelines of a conference…

Italy’s former leader Silvio Berlusconi back in hospital | CNN

Rome and Pisa CNN  —  Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN. Berlusconi’s latest stay at the San Raffaele hospital comes ahead of a big meeting of his party planned for Saturday. The 86-year-old leader of the…

‘Keep me in your prayers,’ Pope Francis asks faithful after surgery | CNN

CNN  —  Pope Francis has issued a message for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery, asking the faithful to “keep me in your prayers.” “I sincerely appreciate the prayers and numerous expressions of closeness and affection received in the past few days,” the Pontiff said in a tweet posted…

Is a Ukrainian offensive underway south of Zaporizhzhia? | CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Since the start of the week, even as attention has focused on the aftermath of the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, it is clear that Ukrainian forces have stepped up activities along the frontline to the southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia. But it is…

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway | CNN

CNN  —  The smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, which has already blanketed parts of the US and placed around 75 million people under air quality alerts, has reached as far as Norway, according to scientists in that country. Over the last few days, plumes of smoke have…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have suffered losses in heavy equipment and soldiers as they met greater than expected resistance from Russian forces in their first attempt to breach Russian lines in the east of the country in recent days, two senior US officials tell CNN. One US official described the losses — which include…

Ukraine dam collapse serves neither side well as war enters next crucial phase | CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Fish swept up and dumped by flood waters drive home Ukraine’s claims of Russian “ecocide” while Russian gunners attacked rescuers amid the chaos of the Nova Khakovka dam burst. Apparently caught unawares, the Kremlin’s own troops were washed away, their trenches flooded, accommodation inundated and, as…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

At least 600 square kilometers (232 square miles) of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has been flooded following the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse on Tuesday, according to a regional military commander.  Floodwaters have risen to an average level of 5.61 meters, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said…

Wimbledon Fast Facts | CNN

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. July 3-July 16, 2023 – Wimbledon is scheduled to take place in London. June 27-July 10, 2022 – Wimbledon takes place in London. Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 (7-3) in the men’s final, to win his…