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Russia-Ukraine live updates: US official says export controls on Russia working
DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Morgan Wallen says family, friends, fatherhood helped him grow in the wake of his racist slur scandal
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Morgan Wallen made his return to the awards show spotlight at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards over the weekend, performing two songs — “Don’t Think Jesus” and “Wasted on You” — and [Read More…]
Chinese plane crash that killed 132 caused by intentional act: US officials
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The China Eastern Airlines plane crash that killed 132 people is believed to have been caused by an intentional act, according to U.S. officials who spoke to ABC [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden to meet with leaders of Sweden, Finland
DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Biden approves return of US troops for Somalia counterterrorism fight, reversing Trump
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Reversing a decision by predecessor Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has approved a Pentagon request to redeploy several hundred American troops to Somalia for what the National Security Council calls “a [Read More…]
Sweden to apply to join NATO, joining Finland in ending nonaligned status
HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Sweden will apply to formally join NATO, following in the footsteps of neighboring Finland, the country’s prime minister said, ending long-held positions of neutrality in the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘Historic day’ as Finland, Sweden say they will apply to NATO
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
21-year-old Russian soldier to stand trial in Kyiv for murdering Ukrainian civilian
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The first case against a member of the Russian military is set to go to trial on May 18. 21-year-old Russian serviceman Vadim Shishimarin is accused of killing an unarmed Ukrainian [Read More…]
North Korea’s Kim remains fixed on military might amid COVID outbreak
Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As North Korea rattles its foreign rivals by escalating shows of firepower, the coronavirus could be attacking the Hermit Kingdom from within. In a rare admission this week, [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth makes first public appearance in weeks at horse show
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show Friday in her first public appearance since March. The 96-year-old queen, dressed casually in a sweater and collared shirt, appeared in good [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian troops suffer ‘significant’ loss in Donbas
John Moore/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian [Read More…]
Afghan journalists who fled the Taliban say they’re in limbo in Pakistan
Afghan journalists in Pakistan. – Courtesy Fawzia Saidzada (LONDON) — After eight months of living in hiding and moving between three safe houses in different cities in her native Afghanistan, 32-year-old journalist Fawzia Sayedzada said [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Finland, Sweden possible target for strike if they join NATO, Russia says
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia threatens ‘retaliatory steps’ if Finland joins NATO
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Helsinki’s ‘underground city’ reflects tense position as Russia’s neighbor
Swimmers relax in an underground pool in Helsinki, Finland. All buildings above a certain size in Finland are required by law to have their own bunkers. – ABC News (HELSINKI) — Finland may be world’s [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kremlin reacts to Finland seeking NATO membership
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Finland to apply to NATO ‘without delay,’ as Sweden mulls stance
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (HELSINKI) — Finland’s leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO “without delay.” “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said [Read More…]
Millions of lives at risk as famine stalks Horn of Africa
Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In northern Kenya’s drought-stricken Turkana County, a group of children carried sacks of palm fruit atop their heads as they walked across the parched earth back [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian, Ukrainian forces battle it out on Snake Island
Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, [Read More…]
Al Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera, was killed Wednesday morning in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the network and the Palestinian Ministry [Read More…]