A series of explosions rocked the Eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke in the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions.
The school district in Uvalde, Texas, on Friday pulled its embattled campus police force off the job following a wave of new outrage over the hiring of a former state trooper who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response during the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 dead.
With last week's election results, Italy could have its first far-right-led government since the Second World War.
Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, chaos over mobilization, and growing global isolation have created an opening for Vladimir Putin's opponents in Russia. But just how vulnerable Russia's strongman might be is debatable.
