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

In Eastern Ukraine, Terrifying Bombardment and Near Total Destruction

Powerful guided glide bombs have helped Russia raze entire towns in Ukraine with ever greater speed. “When you drive into a ruined town, it’s like hopelessness,” one soldier said.

Mexico Pauses Relations With U.S. Embassy Amid Clash Over Judicial Overhaul

AMLO said that his government was “pausing” diplomatic relations with the United States in response to criticism by the U.S. ambassador over his sweeping plans to overhaul the judiciary.

The World’s Largest Wetland Is Burning, and Rare Animals Are Dying

“We’re watching the biodiversity of the Pantanal disappear into ash,” a biologist said of the world’s largest tropical wetland. “It’s being burned to a crisp.” In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everglades.

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