The Rapid Support Forces are carrying out mass executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir, using drones and heavy equipment. Witnesses report shelling, people being run over by vehicles, and killings in homes, while satellite images show mass graves.
Stanford University returned to the top spot in the 2026 Best US Colleges ranking, which assesses the financial success of graduates. Babson College held onto second place, while Yale, Princeton, and Harvard Universities took 3rd-5th places, respectively.
A Yale University report found that Russia is holding abducted Ukrainian children in over 200 locations where they are subjected to military training and "re-education. " Ukrainian authorities estimate the number of deported children at nearly 20,000, of which only a small portion has been returned.
The July cover of TIME magazine, titled "Kidnapping," is dedicated to abducted Ukrainian children, which has become a global moral challenge. According to official data, Russia forcibly removed approximately 35,000 children, and the true number may reach up to 700,000.
According to The Guardian, Russia continues to massively abduct Ukrainian children, holding about 35,000 missing. Families are forced to take risks to retrieve children, who are often moved to military camps or orphanages.
Since July 1, Yale University's humanitarian research laboratory, which documented Russian war crimes, including the abduction of Ukrainian children, has ceased operations. This happened due to the cessation of funding from the Trump administration, which could lead to the disappearance of most data on abducted children and the abducted children themselves.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied the resumption of the program to investigate the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia, noting that it is not being funded.
Information collected by the Yale University project on the abduction of children has not been deleted despite the cessation of funding. The State Department assured that the data was not lost.
Due to the termination of the stolen children tracking program, evidence of war crimes worth $26 million was deleted. Legislators are calling for the initiative to be restored.
The US government has cut funding for a group of experts who helped return Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia. Thanks to their efforts, hundreds of children have returned home.
The XIII International Book Arsenal Festival will take place in Kyiv from May 29 to June 1. The event will take place on the ground floor of the Old Arsenal with seven stages and six thematic areas.
Yale University has found evidence of the use of Putin's administration planes to deport Ukrainian children. The study tracked 314 deported children, of whom 148 were included in the adoption databases of the Russian Federation.
Yale researchers have identified hundreds of children abducted by the Russian Federation from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 148 children are already in Russian databases, 166 are placed in Russian families.
Yale University is launching a new course dedicated to Beyoncé's work over the past 11 years. The program will explore the singer's influence on culture, politics, and the social environment through the lens of black intellectuals.
More than 700 students have been detained across the United States over the past week during pro-Palestinian rallies and protests, according to an analysis of police statements by The New York Times.
The cosmetics company Avon continues to operate in Russia despite criticism, hiring sales agents and producing products.