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…

Live updates: Prince Harry testifies against British media in phone hacking trial

Lawyer David Sherborne, a member of Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex’s legal team, walks outside the Rolls Building at the High Court in London, England, on June 5. Peter Nicholls/Reuters His directory of clients reads like a royal wedding guest list. In matters of defamation and privacy, it doesn’t get much…

Collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam an ‘ecological catastrophe’ | CNN

CNN  —  The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” Water levels on Wednesday continued to rise after the Russian-occupied dam and hydro-electric power plant was…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

A house in a flooded area is seen in Kherson on June 6. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Nadejda Chernishova breathes a sigh of relief as she steps off a rubber dinghy, moments after being rescued from her flooded home in Kherson. “I’m not afraid now, but it was scary in my home,” the…

Live updates: Prince Harry gives evidence in London phone hacking case

Prince Harry is pictured arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on June 6. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images) The duke was asked by Andrew Green about whether an article published by the Daily Mirror about how the young prince had responded to his parents’ divorce contained information which may…

Live updates: Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up critical dam

Natalia Humeniuk speaks during a briefing in Odesa, southern Ukraine on May 4. Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam will “certainly” affect the operation of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine but the situation is “under control,” a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, on June 2. Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his daily address Saturday to thank troops on the front lines or battling to control the skies above them — the fighters that would be particularly key in the counteroffensive…