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Mayor: 10,000 dead in Ukraine's Mariupol and toll could rise
The besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol has yielded up more horrors after six weeks of pummeling by Russian troops. The mayor said more than 10,000 civilians have died in the strategic southern port, their corpses “carpeted through the streets.”
On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge
As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage.
Romania hasn't always seen itself as a safe haven. War in Ukraine has changed that
Romanians have been welcoming the world's second-largest influx of Ukrainian refugees. It's a marked change from the country's response during Europe's last major migrant crisis.
French polls: Macron, far-right rival Le Pen face runoff
Macron, a 44-year-old political centrist, won by a landslide five years ago but he is bracing for a far tougher runoff battle on April 24 against his 53-year-old political nemesis, Marine Le Pen. Le Pen is promising seismic shifts for France — both domestically and internationally — if elected as the country’s first woman president.
Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States
Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are among the growing number of Ukrainians who are trying to make it to the United States — and confronting obstacles.
Zelenskyy warns that Russian aggression will not stop with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address that Russia is targeting all of Europe with its aggression, and defending Ukraine is essential for the security of all democracies.
More civilians flee east Ukraine after deadly station strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded a tough global response to Friday's train station attack in Kramatorsk, calling it the latest sign of Russian war crimes. Russia denied it was responsible and accused Ukraine’s military of firing on the station to try to turn blame for civilian slayings on Moscow.
Strike kills 50 at Ukraine rail station crowded with people
A missile hit a train station where thousands of people had flocked to flee in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities said 50 people died Friday's strike. They also warned they expect to find more evidence of war crimes in areas abandoned by Russian troops.