It was a history-making moment Tuesday when special counsel Jack Smith and former president Donald Trump appeared together for the first time in the same Miami courtroom.... 6 probe Then on Tuesday, in court, the first public encounter between Smith and Trump unfolded.... Smith is a veteran career prosecutor," Garland said....

KYIV, Ukraine—As President Trump is pulling back in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing forward. Moscow is ramping up its ground offensives and bombing campaigns against cities across Ukraine as its invasion enters a fourth summer.... At the same time, the U.S. decision this week to stop delivery of some weapons to the Ukrainians hands Putin a significant boost to his efforts to weaken Western support that is central to sustaining Kyiv’s resistance. Unlock Premium Insights from

unsuspecting customers. That attack, which the US government blamed on Russia, infiltrated scores of federal

Fighting has reached the centre of the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, prompting mayor Vadym Boichenko to warn: “ There’s no city centre left ”.... “ Everybody is hiding in bunkers.” He added that the fighting was “ really active ”.... Recommended Ukraine news – live: Putin hails Russian invasion at huge rally Why has Russia invaded Ukraine?...

Ron Johnson has publicly urged fellow Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature to take over the running of federal elections in the state and direct local officials to ignore election guidance issued by the Wisconsin Elections Commission.... Johnson's calls for a legislative takeover of the elections system demonstrate" the firm grasp that the( Donald) Trump wing of the Republican Party has not only everywhere, but particularly here in Wisconsin," said Jay Heck, who runs the state bran

also both jailed for 18 months in 2002 over an unrelated racist attack on an off-duty Black policeman

also both jailed for 18 months in 2002 over an unrelated racist attack on an off-duty Black policeman

Natalia Izotova, a 25-year-old volunteer, said Belgorod used to be charming and tranquil, but now it's gripped by fear and uncertainty. She told CNN:" It’s a small, cozy southern town with lots of trees and lots of greenery, which gets very hot in the summer.... It’s such a quiet, tiny place where everyone simply lives their life and tries to change something for the better in every way they can." You live in a very large cocoon of misunderstanding and fear.... They still try to venture onto t

Taliban insurgents detained veteran militia commander Mohammad Ismail Khan on Friday after they seized the western city of Herat, a provincial council member said.... Hundreds of foreign troops were killed there over the course of the nearly two-decade war.... The Taliban meanwhile claimed to have captured Qala-e Naw, the capital of the western Badghis province....

warning that the rights of LGBT+ Americans are under “ relentless attack ” from a wave of state-level