The Mounting Civilian Death Toll in Russia’s War: Weekend Reads
Emergency services a destroyed mall following a Russian missile attack in Kremenchuk on June 28.
Source: Ukrainian State Emergency Service
As the largest-scale military operation in Europe since World War II continues, Russian attacks hit civilian targets in Ukraine, striking a mall in the central city of Kremenchuk and an apartment building and recreation center near the Black Sea port of Odesa, killing dozens.
US President Joe Biden returned home after successful summits of the Group of Seven and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to face a raft of domestic problems, including the fallout over the Supreme Court’s decision last week to end nationwide abortion rights.
Xi Jinping urged Hong Kong to focus on the economy after an era of “chaos,” in a landmark visit by the Chinese president that offered few clear answers for how to balance Beijing’s demands for limiting perceived foreign threats with the city’s desire to remain an international financial hub.