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PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have lost limbs, loved ones, livelihoods and homes, but not hope.

 

One of the victims of Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting called his fiancée to say he loved her

Salim Karim Iskef managed to video-call his fiancée to tell her he loved her one last time. He later died from gunshot wounds in what was Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting.

 

Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire

Swedish police say the shooter who killed 10 people in the country’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon.

 

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead, including the gunman

Sweden’s worst mass shooting has left at least 11 people dead including the gunman and five seriously wounded at an adult education center.

 

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence

The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia - primarily meant to curb illegal migration - has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance.

 

Russia says drone attacks on its Syria base have increased

The Russian military says the number of drone attacks on its main base in Syria has increased. The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen.

 

Russia to help restore UN patrols near Syria-Israel frontier

The Russian military says its forces in Syria will help U.N. peacekeepers fully restore their patrols along the frontier between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

 

Talks between Armenian opposition, acting PM called off

The leader of protests that forced out Armenia’s longtime head took his campaign to the country’s second-largest city on Friday, aiming to marshal nationwide support ahead of a crucial vote in parliament.

 

AP PHOTOS: In Belarus, shops on wheels are a lifeline

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — For many people in remote villages in Belarus, shops on wheels are a lifeline.

 

Ukraine death toll spikes as attacks intensify

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine came under intensified shelling Wednesday as the U.N. revealed that the death toll from the fighting between government troops and separatists has nearly doubled in the last two weeks.