A third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s navy spokesman says that Ukrainian forces have sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea, a major blow to Moscow’s military capability as the war has dragged into a third year. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press Tuesday that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship Kostiantyn Olshansky that was resting in dock in Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea. The ship was part of Ukraine’s navy before Russia captured it after annexing the Black Sea peninsula in 2014.

Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with Israel’s offensive. He blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a pause to the fighting, saying Tuesday that it had emboldened Hamas to reject a separate cease-fire proposal. As the war in Gaza grinds through a sixth month, each side has publicly insisted that its own idea of victory is in reach and rejected international efforts to stem the bloodshed. Israel says it can achieve its aims of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages if it expands its ground offensive to the crowded city of Rafah.

UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges

LONDON (AP) — A British court says Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty,. The ruling is a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges say they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances within three weeks about what will happen to him. They say that if no assurances are filed by the U.S., they will grant Assange permission to appeal extradition on grounds including breach of freedom of expression.

Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies near the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that began Monday and continued into early Tuesday mark nearly a month since gunmen began targeting key infrastructure across Port-au-Prince including police stations, the main international airport that remains closed and Haiti’s two biggest prisons. UNICEF said Tuesday that the malnutrition crisis is human made and that the number of children in Haiti estimated to suffer from severe acute malnutrition has increased by 19% this year.