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A major risk for our pets this time of year besides the heat, are fleas and ticks.

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the "liberation" of the city of Mariupol a "success." With many residential areas destroyed and an economy in ruins, it's a struggle for survival for the estimated 100,000 war-weary residents, who face an uncertain future.

Lyme Disease in New Hampshire is skyrocketing, and college students are at a high risk. Here's what to look for and how to prevent tick bites.

Like the coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine is something that President Vladimir Putin cannot control -- so the Kremlin is fudging the numbers and seeking to shape the narrative. Putin’s speech on the history-steeped May 9 holiday signaled that the killing could continue for some time. 

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says the bloc will provide an extra 500 million euros worth of military aid to Ukraine.

The first trial of a Russian soldier accused of war crimes for killing a Ukrainian civilian during Moscow's unprovoked invasion has opened in Kyiv. 

Russia has reportedly lost more than 650 tanks and about 3,000 other armored vehicles and heavy equipment so far in its invasion of Ukraine.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says jailed Turkmen journalist Nurgeldy Halykov is facing retaliation in prison following coverage of his case and called for his immediate and unconditional release.

Amid repeated hints from the Kremlin that nuclear war is again possible in Europe, a secret atomic bomb shelter in Bosnia-Herzegovina is seeing a surge in interest from tourists.