Ukraine

 ZAPORIZHZIA – There is little traffic on the road from Dnipro to this beleaguered city in southeastern Ukraine.

 ODESA-MILAN -- In the escalating military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the Argentine-Italian directo

 LVIV – It is hard at first glance for a visitor to believe that this dazzlingly beautiful western Ukrainian UNESCO world heritage site is a city at war.

 ROME - A Ukrainian drone strike hit the Apatit chemical plant in Russia’s Vologda region, setting fire to the facility, Ukrainian media said. 

 KYIV – After four years of war against the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s capital remains defiant.

 ODESA, Ukraine -- The announcement regarding the 24-hour Newsmax news channel—a broadcaster listed on the New York Stock Exchange and owned by Chris Ruddy,

 KYIV – Giulia Schiff, a 23-year-old former air force pilot has enlisted voluntarily to the Special Forces of the International Legion in Ukraine to fight in the

Vatican City — In a powerful appeal for peace and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged world leaders to abandon conflict and pursue dialogue, as he delivered his first Easter Urbi et Orbi (

 TBILISI – Hundreds of thousands of Russians, many of them opponents of Vladimir Putin, have flocked to Georgia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to avoid bei

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7. Shopping for things you can hold on to (9)  

8. Frenzied artist meets order (5)

9. When ITN news starts, turn it on – that’s an order! (9)