China’s Adm. Dong Jun sought to assuage fears of confrontation between the Chinese and American militaries a day after the U.S. defense chief did the same.
Ukraine has halted Russia’s advance toward Kharkiv, though officials say Moscow appears to be planning a grinding war of attrition to empty the city of its population by making life there untenable.
A landslide that hit Papua New Guinea’s highlands last month has put a renewed focus on efforts to better forecast when and where landslides might happen.
