Amid battlefield gains, President Volodymyr Zelensky removed popular officials in a major shake-up.

Andy Burnham, until recently the mayor of Greater Manchester, promised to create a “circuit breaker” moment in the cycle of failure and cynicism that have plagued British politics for the past decade.

The incoming prime minister takes office Monday with little foreign policy background and daunting global challenges to confront.

The British ally of President Donald Trump wanted a vote of confidence. Instead, other parties dumped their campaigns, and a comedian stepped in.

After four years of war, life in Lukianivka, the most frequently hit part of the Ukrainian capital, is a mix of adaptability and endurance, defiance and denial, resignation and resilience.