High water and dangerous rip currents have been besieging much of the West coast from southern California to Oregon since Thursday, caused by a series of powerful storms that have been making their way ashore from the Pacific Ocean.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/huge-waves-to-hit-california-coast-for-third-day-bringing-flooding-and-life-threatening-conditions-1.6705596

Russian forces have been besieging Bakhmut for months in the longest battle in more than a year of war.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russian-forces-step-up-strikes-on-two-key-ukrainian-cities/article_a1630de0-98ea-5c8c-bc06-34ed2b65a78b.html