Zelenskiy asks Trump for air defense as Russia escalates strike threats

Russian strike on Kherson playground kills father, injures family. Police confirm father killed in attack that wounded his wife and two young daughters, ages 3 and 6.

Russian strike on a playground in Kherson kills a father and injures his family. The injured include a 36-year-old woman and her two daughters aged 3 and 6. Police later confirmed the father's death.

Israel orders forced evacuation of Tyre in southern Lebanon, intensifies strikes in ceasefire violation. Airstrikes pound neighborhoods as families flee.

Israel ordered the forced evacuation of southern Lebanon's Tyre city as it intensified attacks in violation of a US-brokered ceasefire, with airstrikes hitting neighborhoods and cars streaming out.

Israeli strike on Gaza City kills at least four, health officials say.

At least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza City, according to Palestinian health officials.

Ukraine's Zelensky approves new long-range operations for military, warns Russia's oil sector will shrink if war continues. He also says Moscow is intensifying mobilization to replace losses.

Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky approved new long-range operations for the country's military command, saying Russia's oil sector will continue to shrink if Moscow continues the war. He also said Russia is intensifying mobilization to replace battlefield losses, and the SBU continues operations against traitors.