They made a risky bid to reunite after three years of separation, illness and deprivation — the kind of ordeal suffered by many thousands of families torn apart by the war in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian drone teams have a powerful new tool: near real-time information on troop movements and locations.

The spotlight on the country’s only antiwar party has brought a spark to what had looked like another dull, tightly controlled election campaign.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.