CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition

Russian forces are retreating after Ukrainian soldiers reclaimed control over villages near Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Friday.

Two convoys of civilian cars in one northeastern Ukrainian village speak of Russia's retreat from the area and the brutality it left behind.

It is just 46 acres of rock and grass with no fresh water (and no snakes either), but Snake Island in the Black Sea has taken on a totemic significance in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Mourners flocked to Jerusalem's streets on Friday to attend the burial of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead on Wednesday while reporting on a military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, and were met with violence by Israeli police as they tried to carry the coffin on foot. The funeral was taking place a day after a memorial procession that brought thousands to the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Ukraine's armed forces released video showing Ukrainian troops destroying a Russian helicopter on Snake Island. Retired US Army Major Mike Lyons analyzes how Ukraine will fight Russia in the Black Sea.

CNN's Erin Burnett meets a Ukrainian who is one of the fighters using drones and aerial technology to kill Russian soldiers.

The war in Ukraine will soon be three months old. Russia's forces are still well short of the minimum objectives set out by President Vladimir Putin and in many areas the front lines are beginning to look static. But after weeks of intense bombardment, the Ukrainians' defensive lines in the east are also degraded.

Finland's president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance.

A convicted murderer is on the run in Leon County, Texas, after fleeing a prison transportation bus after he assaulted a corrections officer, officials said Thursday.

It's becoming the MAGA midterms -- with or without former President Donald Trump.

As authorities piece together the final moments before fugitive officer Vicky White was fatally shot following a chaotic car chase Monday, newly released audio of what officials say is a 911 call she made during the pursuit provides more insight into the minutes leading up to the capture of her and inmate Casey White. But it also adds to the many questions that remain unanswered.

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks at the scenes of ruin as Russian soldiers quickly retreat in northern Ukraine near the Russian border.

• US Air Force disciplines crew for landing at Martha's Vineyard to pick up motorcycle

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel's requests to voluntarily cooperate.

For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gave unclear answers when asked recently about the possibility of banning some forms of contraception in his state. In today's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza explains why Republicans are tip-toeing around the issue now that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade.

Russian soldiers shot two unarmed civilians as they walked away after an encounter in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Multiple homes were seen ablaze in parts of the Laguna Hills neighborhood in Orange County, California, according to aerial footage from CNN affiliate KABC.

Anastasiia Konovalova fled her home in Odesa, Ukraine, with her two-year-old son as the Russian invasion began. When she arrived in Romania, she helped set up a school where over 200 children from Ukraine come for a couple of hours every day to study in their own language.

Europe was hit this week by yet another abrupt interruption to its supply of natural gas from Russia — the latest incident underscoring the vulnerability of the continent's energy supply.

Finland's President and Prime Minister released a statement confirming the country's intent to join NATO. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the statement and explains how this decision may affect the country's relationship with Russia.

A tentative settlement worth nearly $1 billion has been reached with multiple entities over the collapse last year of a residential building in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people, according to an attorney for plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit.

New surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Russian soldiers shooting two civilians in the back, providing a stark example of a potential war crime by Russian forces.

• Watch: Adviser to 4 presidents says Biden and Trump shouldn't run• What we know about the high-profile public hearings the Jan. 6 committee will soon hold

Ayuna Morozova was serving coffee and cookies to Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv when she saw a flash and was soon buried under rubble. She revisits the site of the blast for the first time with CNN's Nick Paton Walsh.

Their names are etched in stone alongside some of the most powerful people and companies in American history -- the Rockefellers, the Walgreens, and the Coca-Cola company.

• Senator calls police over chalk message outside home

The House Committee on Natural Resources is referring an investigation involving "potentially criminal conduct" about a policy reversal involving former Trump administration officials to the Department of Justice, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

The corrections official Vicky White and the prisoner Casey White fled a detention facility in Lauderdale County, Alabama, on April 29. They were finally captured by authorities on Monday, May 9, in Evansville, Indiana.