DROHOBYCH, Ukraine (AP) — The theater was empty. The seats were covered against dust. But it was a moment of drama that Alla Shkondina had prepared for all her life. “There is a saying that when the guns sound, the muses are silent,” the Ukrainian actress said, standing on the bare...

MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Yulia Bondarieva spent 10 days in a basement as Russian planes flew over and bombs were falling on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Having reached safety in Poland, Bondarieva's only wish now is for her twin sister in the besieged city of Mariupol to get out, too....

The opposition's National Coalition on Mother's Day has praised the Syrian mothers' patience and courage throughout the long years of war where they lost tens of thousands of their beloved sons by the Assad regime. In a statement,  the key opposition group congratulated the Syrian...

KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv say at least five civilians have been killed in the latest Russian shelling. Regional police in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, said the victims of the Russian artillery attack early Sunday included a 9-year-old...