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Iran protesters defiant despite crackdown
Iran protesters defiant despite crackdown

Protesters in Iran remained defiant in the fourth week of a movement against the Islamic republic despite a crackdown including the use of tear gas in Tehran and reports Monday of heavy weaponry used in the Kurdish-populated northwest.

Russia fires massive missile barrage across Ukrainian cities
Russia fires massive missile barrage across Ukrainian cities

Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early Monday, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to the nation early Monday said the morning had been "difficult" and explained that Russian forces had two targets with its barrage of strikes.