Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:
200 Clashes a Day as Russia Races to Break Ukrainian Strongholds

After months of constant pressure and grinding, bloody advances, Russian forces are pressing up against multiple strongholds along more than 100 miles of the jagged front in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine. For Ukraine, losing any of those important defensive positions could significantly alter the contours of the fight for control of the region, long coveted by President Vladimir Putin.

Israel’s Displaced Want to Go Home. But Will Attacks on Hezbollah Offer That Path?

Israel said the goal of its strikes on Hezbollah was to allow residents of the north to go home. Some are hopeful that plan will work, but others worry that war may not bring safety.

First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy.

The deaths of two men have reverberated across Pakistan, where the charge of insulting Islam has long been a sensitive issue.

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