Quick Takes

Memorial Service Held for Ukrainian Soldier in Kyiv

A memorial ceremony was held in downtown Kyiv on June 22, 2022, for a Ukrainian soldier who lost his life in the eastern Kharkiv region. (Reuters)

Hungary Hosts Helicopter Defense Exercises

Military crews from Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia started joint helicopter exercise called Fire Blade 2022 in western Hungary on June 21, 2022. (Reuters)

Nepal Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Protests Over Fuel Prices

Residents of Bangladesh Navigate Flooded Streets

Biden Jumps to Show He’s OK After Fall from Bike

U.S. President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Reuters)

Indian Trains Set Ablaze During Protests

Protesters in India set fire to train coaches on June 17, 2022, as demonstrations against a new military recruitment process raged for a second day, police said. (Reuters)

Missile Strike Hits Village Near Kharkiv, Ukraine

French, Italian, German Leaders Visit Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi visit Irpin, Ukraine, on Thursday to show solidarity with the country, whose officials pleaded for more Western arms. (Reuters)

Food Factory Hit by Shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Spain’s King Attends Navy, NATO Exercises

Spain’s King Felipe attended a FLOTEX-22 exercise organized by the Spanish Navy at aeronaval base of Rota, June 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Macron Shares Meal with French, Belgian Troops in Romania

French President Emmanuel Macron shared a meal with French and Belgian soldiers of the NATO Response Force as part of Mission AIGLE, at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, near Constanta, Romania, on June 14, 2022. (Reuters)