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Zelenskyy paid tribute to him by calling him not just a historical figure but “a man who knew how to find wise words and to say them so that all Ukrainians would hear them.”

Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are pounding the port of Odesa, apparently to disrupt the supply lines and weapons shipments that have been critical for Kyiv's defense.

Journalists have compiled instances of favoring international staff over local staff and treating people of color inequitably. A grassroots group of staffers agrees.

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory.

Leaders from the G7 developed democracies have pledged to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil, as they met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Dozens of Ukrainians are feared dead after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine.

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, and held a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with the nation’s first lady, Olena Zelenska.

Iryna Veheshchuk says that “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed.” She did not elaborate.

The American first lady praised the Romanian government and relief organizations for the range of humanitarian aid they are providing to refugees.

Biden on Friday opened a four-day trip to Europe to learn about the refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The effort comes even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategic port.

In February, Colombia’s Constitutional Court legalized abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy. It was Latin America’s latest shift toward legalization of abortion.

The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems.

Fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the port city.

Meanwhile, the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports.