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In a major blow to Ukraine, Russian forces have fully occupied the key city of Severodonetsk, in the east.

The congresswoman, who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler.

The decision last week by the US Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 judgment known as Roe v Wade is a worrying sign on many levels.

Over the past three decades, I have witnessed a dismal saga of opportunism, fanaticism, mendacity, concupiscence, hypocrisy and cowardice.

The assessments come despite continued Russian advances against outgunned Ukrainian forces, including the capture of the key town of Severodonetsk.

Ghislaine Maxwell has been put on suicide watch at a Brooklyn jail, and may seek to delay her Tuesday sentencing for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls, her lawyer said.

“When I went to bed, I had my appointment and everything was set, and then today it’s like pre-1973,” one woman said.

In a study of adults who’d already had three vaccine doses, Pfizer said two new booster methods substantially increased Omicron-fighting antibodies.

A shooter hit a gay nightclub ahead of Pride celebrations, killing two people and injuring 21. Organisers have been told to cancel Pride events.

Ukrainian civilians are fleeing the city of Sievierodonetsk after it fell to Russian forces. The loss effectively gives the invaders full control of the Luhansk region after weeks of heavy shelling.

Abortion clinics have begun shutting down across the United States as several States already move to ban the procedure after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling.

The media titan is once again generating headlines. But talk of a split from wife Jerry Hall is only one of the reasons.

Pope Francis celebrated families on Saturday and urged them to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican rally a day after the US Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, protesters and supporters of the ruling gathered at the Washington, DC building.

Paul Resesabagina helped save more than a thousand lives during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 but two years ago he was thrown in jail.

States have already started enacting bans. Pro-choice groups warn the decision to overturn Roe v Wade may lead to more unsafe procedures.

It comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an emotive message of peace to Glastonbury revellers.

The country previously closed several coal-fired power plants. Now its new government has been mugged by the reality of Russian threats to cut the gas it needs.

The virus which causes flu-like symptoms followed by a rash, and can be deadly in some cases, has now spread to every continent.