Author: Paul Byrne
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Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
KYIV, Ukraine • Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war is underway. Russia said it inflicted heavy casualties in return. The clashes took place in…
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Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack
KYIV, Ukraine • Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage,” without naming the…
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Tens of millions without power in South America blackout
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina • A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on Sunday in what the Argentine president called an “unprecedented” failure in the countries’ power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power, and by the evening electricity had returned to 90 percent of the…