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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia could be making probing attacks ahead of larger assault: US official
Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: Russian forces try to storm steel plant in Mariupol
Victor/Xinhua 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 east. [Read More…]
Children among victims of blast at entrance of school in Kabul, Afghanistan
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Schoolchildren were among those killed and injured in another series of deadly blasts in Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul, Tuesday morning. At least six people were killed and over ten injured, Khalid [Read More…]
Russia begins long-feared offensive in Ukraine’s east
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia launched an all-out ground offensive to take control of eastern Ukraine late Monday, marking the long-feared start of a new phase of the nearly two-month-long [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian forces try to storm steel plant in Mariupol
Victor/Xinhua 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 east. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian military calls on Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender
Victor/Xinhua 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 east. [Read More…]
Critics slam UK plan to send migrants arriving by illegal routes to Rwanda
JonGorr/Getty Images (LONDON) — Church leaders, politicians and aid groups condemned the U.K. Home Office’s new plan to tackle illegal migration and clamp down on human-trafficking gangs by sending migrants to Rwanda. The scheme announced [Read More…]
If Russia takes Mariupol, forces could be freed to fight in east: Pentagon update Day 54
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia begins long-awaited offensive in eastern Ukraine
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia begins long-awaited offensive in eastern Ukraine
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia ‘shaping operations’ for new offensive in Donbas
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket 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 [Read More…]
China reports first three deaths in Shanghai COVID outbreak, fueling skepticism over official numbers
HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — China has reported its first three deaths linked to the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, as the country battles its worst surge of infections since the pandemic began. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian commanders in Mariupol ‘will be concerned’
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
Mariupol besieged but not fallen: Ukrainian PM
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Sunday in an exclusive interview with ABC “This Week” that the besieged city of Mariupol has not yet fallen despite Russian demands that Ukrainians [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia bans British PM, cabinet members from territory
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
First Muslim religious freedom ambassador lays out US agenda
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Rashad Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, is the first Muslim-American ever to hold the title, and he told GMA 3 that his appointment sent a powerful signal to [Read More…]
Ukrainian mother relives horror of son’s execution in Bucha basement
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The images of five bodies found fatally shot in a basement in Bucha, Ukraine, with their hands tied behind their backs, apparently tortured and executed, alerted the world to possible [Read More…]
France marks third anniversary of Notre Dame Cathedral fire, with epic restoration underway
BENOIT TESSIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — Three years after flames engulfed Notre Dame, investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the devastating fire at Paris’ most famous cathedral. French President Emmanuel Macron [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian commander issues urgent plea in Mariupol
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Prince Harry, Meghan meet with Queen Elizabeth for first time since leaving royal roles
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, visited Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on Thursday, a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan confirmed to ABC News. The visit [Read More…]