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A Ukrainian artillery unit firing from a frontline position near the town of Bakhmut on Wednesday.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York TimesBAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers scurried around the howitzer in a field one recent morning. In a flurry of activity, one man lugged a 106-pound explosive shell from a truck to the gun. Another,…

Japan is planning to hold a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in a resort town of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in April next year, ahead of the group's summit scheduled in Hiroshima in May, sources close to the matter said Sunday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government is also…

<img alt="" class="gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/suvl1DD9zf4/maxresdefault.jpg" onload="if(this.naturalWidthWASHINGTON — Embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos' days in Congress may be coming to an end.The freshman lawmaker is facing what could be a third and final…

Abdullah Sayyid often thinks about the moment the Taliban broke down his door, burst inside and shot his wife. The gunmen left, but would soon redouble their efforts to kill him because of his work for the British government.Sayyid’s wife was murdered during the chaotic aftermath of Operation Pitting, the UK’s emergency mass airlift from Kabul…

TALLINN, Estonia -- Vladimir Putin isn't quite the man he used to be — more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. The war in Ukraine has further dented that strongman image.Putin is still expected to seek another…

New bike path taking shape Photo: City of Kelowna The Houghton Road bike path extension is nearing completion in Rutland. The City of Kelowna says it is working to encourage active transportation in the community and the Houghton "active transportation corridor" will help in extending the current corridor down Lester Road to Leathead…

After nearly two years of combat in Ukraine, Russia's air force is still largely intact. But Moscow has underinvested in aircraft designed for suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses. If Russia's air force can't perform that mission, Russian ground forces…

Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu Now Open in Suffolk County HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheesesteaks, turkey subs and more, will debut its newest location in Hauppauge at 373 Smithtown Bypass on Tuesday, August 30 and a second…

Comment on this storyCommentOhio police released body-cam footage Wednesday of an officer fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in his bed. Twenty-year-old Donovan Lewis was shot around 2 a.m. Tuesday by a police officer who was trying to serve an arrest warrant for him, the Columbus Dispatch reported.The video shows an officer pushing open a…

Lance Armstrong is a married man -- he just tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend ... and the ceremony went down…