The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

In its response to the talks, the Kremlin called for sanctions to be lifted before any Black Sea ceasefire begins. Ukraine, meanwhile, said its understanding was the ceasefire was in force as soon ...

Ukraine's state emergency service has given another update from Sumy, where at least 34 people have been killed in a Russian attack today. In the last few minutes, they've said 68 people are ...