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HANNA ARHIROVA

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As conflicts far and wide shake the planet, can the Olympics unite the world?

More than 100 conflicts fester around the world

As conflicts far and wide shake the planet, can the Olympics unite the world?
Arts

Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics

He calls himself a “troglodyte” with his brushes, oil paints, and large canvas among photographers with expensive cameras and long lenses

Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics
News|Sports|World

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war

Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris — they’re trying to shine the spotlight on the war tearing apart their country

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war
News|Sports|World

Athletes from conflict zones outside the spotlight find hope at the 2024 Olympics

When they compete at the Paris Games, they’re just athletes at their peak, and the emphasis isn't that they come from regions ravaged by war

Athletes from conflict zones outside the spotlight find hope at the 2024 Olympics
Europe|News|Opinion|Sports|World

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue

Ukraine’s Olympic fan clubhouse stands out for its somber atmosphere, with moments of silence for war victims and documentaries about the destruction

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue
Europe|Sports|Travel

Amateur runners race like Olympians along the same iconic route as competitors in Paris

Thousands of amateur runners got a chance to run like an Olympian in Paris

Amateur runners race like Olympians along the same iconic route as competitors in Paris
Europe|News|World

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s troops have taken full control of Sudzha

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
News|World

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in

Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in
News|Political|World

Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his role “as a friend” to help bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine
News|US|World

Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv
Europe|News|World

Ukraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on

Ukraine is somberly marking its 33rd year of independence as war with Russia rages on

Ukraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on
News|Technology|World

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia
News|World

Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says

Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.”

Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says
Europe|News|World

Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died

Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
Health|Lifestyle

Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago

A devoted father has stayed by the side of his bedridden son for two years

Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago
Europe|News|World

Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow

Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of residents

Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
Europe|News|Technology|World

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
Europe|News|World

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market

An apparent Russian artillery strike has hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, killing at least six people and wounding three others

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market
Europe|News|World

Ukraine's military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting

Ukraine's military officials say forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle

Ukraine's military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting
Europe|News|World

New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office

New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has visited Ukraine in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support for Kyiv

New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'

Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'
Europe|Technology|World

Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say

The Ukrainian military says one of its drones struck an important arms depot inside Russia three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armory and three days after a drone smashed into a key oil terminal in Russia-occupied Crimea

Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say
Crime|Europe|World

Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine's grain-exporting Odesa region

Authorities say a nighttime Russian missile strike on Odesa has killed at least four people, including a 16-year-old girl

Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine's grain-exporting Odesa region
Europe|Political|World

Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s important that allies’ aid to Ukraine doesn’t decrease next year

Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package
Europe|Political|World

Zelenskyy outlines his 'victory plan' to Ukraine's lawmakers, including a call to join NATO

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told lawmakers that Ukraine’s Western partners are increasing pressure to negotiate with Russia, but he hinted such talks would be unfavorable to Kyiv as he unveiled what he called his “victory plan” for the war

Zelenskyy outlines his 'victory plan' to Ukraine's lawmakers, including a call to join NATO

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