Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who presided over its dissolution, died at age 91.

Fighting intensifies around Zaporizhzhia's nuclear power plant, and Russia is looking to block a UN Treaty that aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while residents try to evacuate the area.

A Russian missile strike on an Ukrainian rail station killed at least 22 people, including an 11-year-old boy, on the country's Independence Day and President Biden announced largest aid package yet.