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SPECIAL DISPATCH: Askold Krushelnycky witnesses Russian ballistic missile strikes on the southeastern city and speaks to residents who remain unbowed and determined never to surrender to Putin

ANALYSIS: Republicans avoid going into detail about what Trump meant by his remarks about Gaza and Israel, Eric Garcia reports.

Interview: The 27-year-old discusses his difficult upbringing in Russia, working as a bouncer and at McDonald’s to afford a better a education, and his heartbreak at the Paris Olympics

Places where tragedies have occurred, such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia, draw thousands of tourists a year – Amelia Neath explores why people choose to visit these locations

A night out in Los Angeles ended in tragedy when the bodies of two women were dumped outside area hospitals. Christy Giles was dead. Her friend Hilda Cabrales-Arzola was barely alive. David Pearce, the Hollywood producer who partied with them that night, was later charged with their murders, accused of…

Exclusive: Microsoft co-founder tells ‘The Independent’ he tried cannabis because he thought ‘maybe I would look cool’

Exclusive: Adult performer Owen Hawk told The Independent his income has since dropped from more than $500,000 to just over $10,000

Elon Musk is leading an attack on the 63-year-old humanitarian agency, causing chaos for lifesaving programs abroad and staff at home

The committee’s vote almost guarantees she will be confirmed on the Senate floor