the scent of the morning

. . Republicans and Democrats had strong reactions on Saturday after the U.S. House of

. Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv on Thursday, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine runs low on air defences.

. The two countries at war are accusing each other of the three drone strikes on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

.. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the terror attack that left at least 139 people dead in Moscow

. Mourners flocked to Crocus City Hall, paying their respects and bringing flowers to the 6,200-seat concert hall outside Moscow, where four armed men burst in on Friday, just before Soviet-era rock group Picnic was to perform its hit "Afraid of Nothing."

. . At least 133 people are now known to have been killed in the terror attack at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, although authorities say that number could rise.

. . Dozens were killed and many more injured when several assailants burst into a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow and opened fire.

.. The polls are now closed in Russia’s first presidential election since the country’s full scale invasion of Ukraine.

. . Russian opposition critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in April for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. As Russians go to the polls, his wife Evgenia says opposition

. After the Canadian government issued fresh sanctions against Russia on Sunday, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month, Ukraine is calling for more help.