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Kyiv has hardened its stance in recent months with a decree declaring it "impossible" to negotiate with Russia for as long as President Vladimir Putin remains in power.

Russia has been funneling newly drafted conscripts with little training to the front line in Ukraine's east, resulting in heavy casualties, according to the Ukrainian military and Western analysts.

Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a "crime" on Sunday. He also said the Ukraine War is a "world war" and its leaders only wish to "feel strong."

At least 19 people are dead after a passenger plane crashed Sunday into Lake Victoria while attempting to land at an airport near Bukoba, Tanzania.

Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed a few days ago at the Lisbon Web Summit that the Ukrainian government already had a discussion with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about Starlink's service and expressed his confidence that the satellite internet service will continue in the country.

Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in Turkey for hurling the victim from a fifth-floor hotel balcony so she could never tell she had been raped.

The 25-year-old man reportedly fatally shot his former girlfriend after she posted another man on her social media page.

The 26-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison for the July 2020 incident.

A report from the U.K. Ministry of Defense found the Russian military has created 'blocking units' to shoot retreating Russian soldiers.

A crowdfunding campaign started by the Prytula Foundation raised $5.5 million in 36 hours to purchase armored vehicles for the Ukrainian military.

The X3 "can take off and land vertically, and fly over traffic congestion, obstacles and rivers to meet a new host of short-distance mobility needs," the company revealed.

"Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we'll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free," Musk said.

"Tsunamis can be deadly, but they needn't be," the UN noted.

A group of tourists on a river boat cruise in the Peruvian Amazon were detained Thursday by Indigenous activists protesting an oil spill.

The Pentagon announced Friday they plan to give Ukraine an additional $400 million in military aid.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will immediately mobilize citizens convicted of serious crimes.

The parents said they locked the young children inside the bedroom to walk to a local convenience store.

The suspects allegedly covered the boy's eyes with their hands while setting his t-shirt on fire.

Doctors initially thought the baby had a tumor. "The fetuses were discovered only during the operation," said one of the doctors.

Ran Tilan said it was worth exchanging her arm for a young life.

The hacking incident came as Ukraine's military troop management system containing the location of their troops and Russian soldiers was also breached.

To ensure an "authentic" experience, people are asked to lay in coffins with the lids closed and are also taught how to prepare bodies for burial after death.

The warning from Washington came just hours after Pyongyang tested a range of missiles.

Since late October, Russian officials have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine was using or is planning to use a "dirty bomb" and blame it on Moscow.

Amid synchronized chants of "Death to America," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that Iran had "punched" [America] in the face.

Among the victims were old people and "muzhiks," a Russian term that refers to peasants.

In the recording of an intercepted phone call released by Ukrainian authorities, the woman told the Russian soldier to "tie" captured Ukrainian soldiers to a tree.

Despite the tense situation on the frontline, the Ukrainian army's commander-in-chief said they have it "under control."

Russia has also lost 2,734 tanks and 5,552 AFVs, among other pieces of military equipment, since the start of the conflict in late February, according to the Ukrainian military.