KIEV -- Explosions were heard across Ukraine on Thursday morning as Russia launched a new attack with cruise and ballistic missiles, local officials and media reported.

The explosions rocked the eastern city of Kharkiv, the western Lviv region and the southern Zaporizhzhia region. (Ukraine-Russia-Explosions)

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WASHINGTON -- One person was killed and five others were injured, including two children, after gunmen opened fire into a crowd in northeast Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Metropolitan Police Department said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (2200 GMT) in the Carver Langston neighborhood in the U.S. capital, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith told a press conference Wednesday evening. (U.S.-Shooting-DC)

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GENEVA -- Switzerland said on Wednesday that it would host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June, although Russia has made clear it will not attend.

The lakeside Burgenstock resort near Lucerne is set to be the venue for the meeting scheduled for June 15-16, where government officials from various countries are anticipated to gather. (Switzerland-Ukraine-Peace Conference)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed news that U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Albanese on Thursday said he was encouraged by Biden's comments in Washington on Wednesday local time that the United States is considering Australia's plea to drop the prosecution of Assange over the 2010 release of confidential military records and diplomatic cables. (Australia-PM-Assange) Enditem

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