Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

Ukraine Battles to Contain Russian Advances Across the Front

Russian forces have pushed into Urozhaine, a southern village won back by Ukraine last summer, the
latest in a series of slow but steady advances that are reversing hard-won Ukrainian victories.

Kenyan Police Arrest Suspected Serial Killer of 42 Women

The discovery of the mutilated and dismembered bodies comes as the East African nation has been convulsed by deadly anti-government protests and accusations of police abductions of activists.

The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society

No rule requires Japan’s elementary school students to wear the boxy, bulky backpack known as the randoseru. But for nearly 150 years, nearly all of them have.

@nytimes