Russian strikes on Ukraine continue overnight ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

[ad_1] Russian attacks on Ukraine continued ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with President Trump in Washington on Monday. An overnight wave of air strikes hit cities around the country, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Sumy, according to local media. Ukrainian authorities said a drone attack on a residential area in the…

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Uruguay’s legislature votes to legalize euthanasia, a first for South America

[ad_1] Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives. It makes Uruguay the first country in predominantly Catholic Latin America to allow euthanasia via legislation. Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized the…

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Massive Russian attack on Ukraine energy sector prompts sharp Zelenskyy rebuke and call for more help from allies

[ad_1] Kyiv, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile strikes overnight Friday caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said. A child was killed in attacks in the southeast of the country. In the heart of the Ukrainian capital, rescue crews pulled more than…

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