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President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that the negotiations were “very complex,” as the secretary of state flew to Israel to try to clinch a deal.

A Palestinian teacher and all her children were killed in a strike in Deir al-Balah that the Israeli military said had targeted “a significant Islamic Jihad terrorist.”

The attacks aim to destroy or damage crossings over a river in the Kursk region that are Russian forces’ only routes for resupply or retreat, military analysts say.

Minister Angus Robertson had faced criticism over talks with the deputy ambassador to the UK.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a three-hour meeting with the Israeli PM on a potential ceasefire.

Prominent party leaders, celebrities and nearly 50,000 people will gather in Chicago for the DNC.

A senior party colleague says Mr Beattie's decision to quit came as a shock.

Democrats from across the country are descending on Chicago for the convention, where the party will rally around Harris — and her new running mate — as the party's nominees.

Three presidents, leaders in Congress and other prominent members of the party are expected to address the Democratic National Convention.

10 days after a young female medic was killed in a brutal rape attack in India, her fellow doctors are refusing to work until changes are made.

At least seven labor union leaders will speak in Chicago. Teamsters President Sean O'Brien, who spoke at the RNC, will not.

The report faults both the Trump and Biden administrations for "insufficient" planning and a lack of clear communication.

A renewable energy company has signed an agreement with a Homer utility that opens the door for the construction of what will become Alaska's largest solar farm by a significant amount, people involved in the project say.

"Ziv will not be able to celebrate with her partner Eliyah who is currently being held hostage in Gaza," the post said. "This Tu B’av so many of our hearts are broken."

The US has 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in neighboring Iraq on a mission to advise and assist local forces trying to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State.

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Iran could declare itself a nuclear weapons state "by the end of the year."

Thousands of gallons of jet fuel contaminated the Navy's drinking water system for Pearl Harbor. Families dealing with health issues sued, alleging they were harmed by negligence at Red Hill.

Ukraine has been littered with millions of landmines since Russia's invasion began two years ago. A humanitarian group says clearing them will take "generations."

Millions of landmines are spread across Ukraine. A massive effort is underway to find and remove the deadly devices, but it will take a generation or more to be rid of them.