Europe
France's Macron wins new term after far-right battle
Macron is the first French president in two decades to win a second term, but his latest victory was narrower than the last face-off in 2017
Blinken to visit Kyiv on Sunday: Zelensky
It will be the first official visit by US government officials since the February 24 invasion
UN chief to meet with Putin, Zelenskyy to press for peace
In both visits, Guterres aims to discuss steps that can be taken right now to stop the fighting and help people get to safety
Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol
In Kyiv, Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit
Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
Russia was continuing to mount offensives at various locations in the east as its forces probe for weak points in the Ukrainian lines
Missiles cause multiple explosions in western Ukrainian city Lviv
Lviv and the rest of western Ukraine have been less affected by the fighting than other parts of the country
Russia strikes Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs more heavy weapons from the West immediately to have any chance of saving Mariupol
Russia bans UK PM, top Indian-origin ministers Sunak and Patel
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the list will be expanded in the near future to include more British politicians and parliamentarians
Russia 'would deploy nuclear arms' near Finland, Sweden if join NATO
Finland said this week it will decide whether to apply for NATO membership within weeks and Sweden is also discussing membership
UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
The war is supercharging a crisis in food, energy and finance in poor countries that were already struggling to deal with the COVID pandemic