Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from positions in eastern Donetsk.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Armed men ambushed and kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a police official said Sunday. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said police official Faheem Khan. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with him. The driver was not harmed, Khan said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday evening’… Read Full Article

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding.  Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation's midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect Sunday for Oklahoma and other states — including Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas.  In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped… Read Full Article

Dr Sam Attar from Chicago recently returned from Gaza, where the UN is warning of looming famine.

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Rome — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Sunday she will be a candidate at June's European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though she will not take up a seat if elected.  The June 6-9 European Parliament vote is a key test of strength for her 18-month-old rightist coalition.  "We want to do in Europe what we did in Italy... create a majority that brings together the center-right forces and send the left into opposition," Meloni told… Read Full Article

Mahmoud Abbas says any attack on city could see large numbers of Palestinians flee Gaza entirely.