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

In a Shattered Ukrainian Town, a Long Battle Nears a Sudden End

For nearly three years, the mining town of Vuhledar has underpinned Ukraine’s defense of its southern Donbas region, a part of the country that has become a tableau of desolation and destruction. Now the town is falling to Russian troops who have been grinding their way across the region in recent months, Ukrainian soldiers said.

As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found

Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

Mexico’s First Female President Takes Office

Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor, was inaugurated on Tuesday as the first woman in history to lead Mexico.

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