Laris Karklis

• Year of war

Over the last year, the war has morphed from a multi-front invasion to a conflict of attrition largely concentrated along a 600-mile stretch in the east and south.

The epic rains in California this month aren’t enough to solve the state’s drought problems.

• Climate & Environment

The Mississippi River, the nation’s most mythical waterway, has been strangled by months of drought, with water levels plummeting to historic lows.

Hurricane Ian's impact in Florida shown in maps visualizing precipitation, storm surge or power outages.

A visual record of the devastation wrought across Florida by the Category 4 hurricane

• War in Ukraine

Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are the areas Putin is illegally annexing, as Russian forces suffer setbacks around the eastern city of Lyman.

• Weather

How Hurricane Fiona was very different from Hurricane Maria when they hit Puerto Rico five years apart.

• Europe

After Scotland has paid its respects, Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be flown to London. A procession is scheduled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.

In less than a week, Ukraine’s military made startling gains against Russian forces in the Kharkiv region, potentially changing the tide of a war that has raged for more than half a year and changed the geopolitical fabric of Europe.