In the day's other news Ukraine appealed for quick delivery of Western weapons as it gave more ground in the east.

The Army Chief said Sunday that Ukrainian troops pulled back from three villages lacking air defenses under heavy Russian fire.

In Kyiv, President Volodemir Zelensky met with NATOhead, Yon Stoltenberg, and warned that a new U.S.

aid package and other weapons can't come soon enough.

The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of a situation where we are waiting for supplies from our

partners, especially from the United States, and that is exactly why the speed of

deliveries means stabilizing the front. Russia's army is preparing for further offensive actions.

For his part, NATO Stoltenberg criticized Alliance members for not delivering what they've promised to Ukraine.

In Western Kenya, at least 45 people died in flash floods early today after torrential rain across

the region.

More than 100 people were injured and scores more were missing.

Floodwaters in the Great Rift Valley region coated the area in mud,

wiping out homes and uprooting trees.

Heavy rain has inundated the area since mid-March.

Weeks of record heat are hitting new extremes across southern Asia.

Temperatures have soared to nearly 119 degrees in Myanmar and 111 in Thailand and Cambodia has had its hottest

weather in 170 years. Today in the Philippines authorities canceled

in-person classes for millions of public school students and Rick Shaw operators in Bangladesh

braved the sweltering temperatures taking breaks to rest between jobs.

I have never experienced such heat in my life.

Yes, it should be hot, but there would usually be gusts of wind and rain.

But it's not happening this time. People are suffering a lot.

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