Fierce fighting for control of Mariupol was impeding search and rescue efforts for hundreds of civilians believed trapped in a theater after Russia bombed it Wednesday.

Major cities such as Kyiv and Kharkiv remain in Ukrainian hands, and Russia’s troops are still “stalled across the country,” the Pentagon said, even as it cautioned that Moscow still has significant combat power.

Ukrainian cartoonist Vladimir Kazanevsky says his work is a way to fight the «information war» over Russia's invasion of his country.

Conservative lawmakers are now fast-tracking legislation that would allow large-scale mining in the pristine territory.

Their accounts provide a glimpse of the situation on the ground in a city that has been cut off from communications for more than two weeks.

Syria is going through a severe economic crisis and Arab outreach is a lifeline.

Major cities such as Kyiv and Kharkiv remain in Ukrainian hands and Russia’s troops are still “stalled across the country,” the Pentagon said, even as it cautioned that Moscow still has significant combat power.

Long-distance convoys deliver armor-plated pickups, repainted SUVs, body armor and other vital gear at clandestine handoffs.

The theater was being used as a civilian shelter when it was struck. In western Ukraine, a Russian missile strike near the airport in Lviv raised concerns about how long the region can remain a relatively safe refuge.

The theater was being used as a civilian shelter when it was struck. In western Ukraine, a Russian missile strike near the airport in Lviv raised concerns about how long the region can remain a relatively safe refuge.

Analysts cautioned that continuing Russian cyberattacks could be a precursor to a renewed invasion of Ukraine.

Official urgency grew to clear the Canadian capital before the prospect of a fourth weekend of loud, crowded protests.

The overhaul of the country’s labor laws will give workers more freedom — and the right to ignore their bosses and work emails after working hours, another growing trend in the coronavirus era.

Protests blockading U.S.-Canada border crossings were down to their last holdouts, with supply routes almost fully clear.

Analysts cautioned that continuing Russian cyberattacks could be a precursor to a renewed invasion of Ukraine.

The governments of Hungary and Poland have been accused of overseeing a gradual decline of democratic standards in recent years. Both nations are major beneficiaries of E.U. payments, which they could now stand to lose.

Analysts have cautioned that Russian attacks in cyberspace could be a precursor to a renewed invasion of Ukraine.

Theories range from the interference of 5G technology to a collision with an invisible spaceship, but experts think the flock was fleeing a predator.

Not all countries are on the same page.

Analysts have cautioned that Russian attacks in cyberspace could be a precursor to a renewed invasion of Ukraine.

Protesters continued to mill among the trucks and tents at Parliament Hill. Music blared. Supporters draped in Canadian flags walked through cheering it all on.

Residents in wealthy enclaves from Beverly Hills to suburbs of Austin to Florida beach communities sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied the Canadian capital and shut down commerce, according to a Washington Post analysis of leaked fundraising data.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin sends mixed signals about his willingness to invade Ukraine, his military continues to undertake activities that appear designed not only to ready an offensive but to thwart any attempt by the United States and NATO to intervene.

The Serbian tennis star told the BBC he was not against vaccines but forgoing major tournaments was a price he was «willing to pay.»

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first visit to the tiny, oil-rich country comes as Israel and Arab states of the Persian Gulf advance security collaboration — and as a shadow war between Israel and Iran becomes increasingly public.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Moscow has signaled that “diplomacy should continue,” and he expressed “cautious optimism” while stressing that there has been no sign of “de-escalation on the ground.”

China is Putin’s best bet, and in the shadow of the escalating Ukraine crisis, the two nations have appeared to forge tighter bonds built on shared strategic interests — and enemies.

Efforts to reach a peaceful resolution to the standoff around Ukraine's borders continued even as the United States warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is «doing all the things you would expect him to do to make sure he’s ready for» war.

It would be one of the highest-profile cases against a former head of state in years.

The first confirmed case, an asymptomatic individual, was recorded after the prime minister declared that «keeping our borders closed indefinitely was no longer a viable option.»

Police said they had learned of a “small organized group within the larger Coutts protest” that “had access to a cache of firearms with a large quantity of ammunition” and “was said to have a willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the blockade.”

Inspired by the demonstrations in Canada, protesters plan to converge on the headquarters of the European Union — but numbers look thin so far.

The Ambassador Bridge was reopened, but a «Freedom Convoy» organizer said there is no deal to end the blockades in the capital.

Inspired by the demonstrations in Canada, protesters plan to converge on the headquarters of the European Union — but numbers look thin so far.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin's separate talks with President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron failed to yield a breakthrough.