Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating more land to Russian forces across less defended settlements along the Russian border. By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle. The regional police head says Russian forces are in the outskirts of the town and approaching from three directions.

Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza

Crews are preparing to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The explosives are expected to be detonated Sunday. The steel span landed on the bow of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore on March 26. Since then, the ship has been stuck amid the wreckage and Baltimore’s busy port has been closed to most maritime traffic. The controlled demolition will allow the Dali to be refloated and restore traffic through the port.

Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger in the aftermath of Oct. 7. Families of the fallen and broad segments of the public are demanding accountability from Israeli leaders over the failures that led to the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The solemn day begins at sundown Sunday and is abruptly interrupted by the fanfare of Independence Day which begins Monday evening. The contrast is meant to highlight the link between the costly wars Israel has fought and the establishment and survival of the state. But this year it will be hard to reconcile at a time when Israelis feel more insecure than ever.

An apartment block has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, leaving at least two dead and 20 injured. Officials on Sunday blamed Ukrainian shelling for the building’s destruction. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of the roof crashed to the ground. In a statement, Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country's top law enforcement agency, said that the 10-story block had been hit by Ukrainian shelling. Ukrainian officials never acknowledge responsibility for attacks on Russian territory or the Crimean Peninsula.

Authorities say an Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a home. The officer, whose name wasn't immediately released, died at a hospital. The Ohio attorney general’s office posted photos online of a 24-year-old suspect and a car being sought. Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the search.

Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago. Warnings continue against Israel’s growing offensive in the southern city of Rafah. It's considered the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million civilians as well as Hamas’ last stronghold. Israel says it must invade to dismantle Hamas and return scores of hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack against Israel that sparked the war. Neighboring Egypt says it intends to formally join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which alleges genocide in Gaza.