Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 866
As the war enters its 866th day, these are the main developments.
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Families of Indians duped into Russia’s war hope Modi will bring them home
Nearly 50 Indian families are in limbo after their men were tricked into fighting for Russia on the front lines with Ukraine.
India’s Modi discusses the Ukraine war with Austria’s leader a day after meeting Putin
VIENNA (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday with the leader of Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality, emphasizing the need for diplomacy a day after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
R. Sampanthan, the face of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority and its struggle post-civil war, dies at 91
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, a senior ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker, who became the face of the minority community’s campaign for autonomy in Sri Lanka since the end of a brutal quarter-century civil war, has died. He was 91.
North Korean officials sport Kim Jong Un pins for first time
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
U.S. and Europe warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Iran and Israel traded threats Saturday of what Iran said would be an "obliterating" war over Hezbollah.
Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance
When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc's main spoiler.
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War
When Rodrigo Duterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the police and the military to find drug users and traffickers to kill them, promising immunity for such killings. In the months after, police officers and vigilantes mercilessly gunned down tens of thousands of people in summary executions.