Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 5
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Swedish Lawmaker Among Those Turkey Targeted in Exchange for Backing Sweden's NATO Bid
In return for Turkey agreeing on the NATO membership of Sweden, officials in Ankara have requested that Stockholm hand over or censor journalists, politicians and activists who, they say, are…
As Ukraine Loses Troops, How Long Can It Keep up the Fight?
ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE — As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next grave. Inevitably, given how quickly death is…
Pageant Participants in Queen's Jubilee Celebrate Diverse UK
LONDON — As designer Clary Salandy pushes open the kitchen door at a nondescript community center in west London, her visitors pause at the sight. A dozen giraffe heads, crafted…
'You Continue to Make History': Prince Charles Pays Tribute to the Queen
London — Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation…
Greece Evacuates Athens Suburb Under Wildfire Threat
Athens, Greece — A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, fire authorities said, forcing residents to evacuate and damaging about…
Princes Charles, William to Deliver Jubilee Tributes to Queen Elizabeth
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth’s son and heir Prince Charles and her grandson Prince William will pay tribute to the record-breaking monarch at a pop concert at Buckingham Palace on the…
German Train Crash Toll Rises to Five
Burgrain, Germany — The death toll from a German train derailment near a Bavarian Alpine resort climbed to five on Saturday as another body was recovered from the wreckage, police…
NATO Chief Speaks With Erdogan About Finland, Sweden Joining
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the…
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulations to Queen Elizabeth on Jubilee
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of congratulations to Queen Elizabeth, the reclusive state’s foreign ministry said, as Britain celebrates her Platinum…
Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 4
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT. 12:02 a.m.: Volunteers have carried out…
Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine on 100th Day of War
Fighting raged in two key eastern Ukrainian cities on the 100th day of Russia’s war, with both Moscow and Kyiv claiming progress on the battlefront. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said…
Two Reuters Journalists Injured, Driver Killed in Eastern Ukraine
Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver was killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk,…
Security Concerns Leave Afghan Evacuees Stuck in Balkan Camp
WASHINGTON — For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to the Taliban last summer, the journey to the United States has stalled, and perhaps ended, at a…
Ukrainian Villagers Forced to Spend 26 Days in Basement Amid War
The Russians occupied the Ukranian village of Yahidne in the early days of the invasion. When they were driven out in late March, the residents who endured the occupation began…