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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Holy See’s No. 2 official confirmed Wednesday the existence of a Vatican peace “mission” to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, days after Pope Francis raised eyebrows with an offhand revelation of a secret operation that was already underway. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican…

The rubbles are seen at a destroyed hypermarket in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Photo: AFP Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region killed 16 people on Wednesday, local prosecutors said, as authorities introduced a curfew in the main city of Kherson starting Friday. The strikes came as Ukraine…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR AP 3 May, 2023 09:48 AMQuick Read Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo / AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit. Zelenskyy is expected to meet with four Nordic prime ministers who are gathering…

As the war enters its 434th day, we take a look at the main developments. A Ukrainian army sniper faces Russian troops near Bakhmut, as the war enters its 434th day Published On 3 May 20233 May 2023 Here is the situation as it stands on Wednesday, May 3, 2023:…

JTA — The prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” will be going to Barbra Streisand later this year, in a return to its tradition of honoring Jewish celebrities for their lifetime of achievements. The iconic actor and singer is getting the Genesis Prize, which has been awarded since 2013, in recognition…

Updated May 2, 2023 at 7:35 p.m. EDT|Published May 2, 2023 at 1:56 a.m. EDT Ukrainian troops fire a howitzer at a front-line position near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 23. (Reuters)In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has not had…

TIRASPOL, Transnistria —  The hammer-and-sickle still flutters proudly over the park-lined thoroughfares in this capital of a country that doesn’t exist. The top of City Hall bears the Soviet star. And the street names — Strada Karl Marx, Strada Yuri Gagarin — hark back to bygone days of Soviet glory. When…

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop by an APC towards frontline positions near Vuhledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)Libkos KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the…

A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev,…