Bloomberg Russia’s defense chief told President Vladimir Putin that Moscow’s troops have captured Lysychansk, the last major Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk, state media reported. The move would give Russia a stronger grasp on its goal of controlling Ukraine’s entire Donbas, an important industrial region. A Ukrainian defense official said Lysychansk is not under the “full control” of Russia. The capture ...

  Bloomberg British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is projected to lose at least 24 battleground seats to Liberal Democrats, a new poll shows, underscoring the swing seen in last month’s special election. Among 64 Tory constituencies where the Lib Dems won more than 20% of the votes in the 2019 general election, the ruling party is expected to ...

  Bloomberg Authorities in Sydney asked thousands of people to evacuate their homes as torrential rain lashes Australia’s largest city, causing widespread flooding. A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and damaging winds was in place Sunday across Sydney and surrounding areas, with the Bureau of Meteorology saying the downpour is expected to continue and may lead to flash flooding. ...