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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia-Ukraine live updates: UN adviser warns war is worsening tensions elsewhere
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since been [Read More…]
North Korea could test nuclear device next week, US envoy warns
200mm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With North Korea set to celebrate its most important holiday next week, the U.S. is concerned that Pyongyang “may be tempted to take another provocative action,” including a possible nuclear test. [Read More…]
American nun kidnapped in West Africa, archdiocese of New Orleans says
Archdiocese of New Orleans (NEW ORLEANS) — An American nun was abducted from a parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, where she has been stationed as a missionary since 2014, according to the archdiocese of New [Read More…]
Bucha survivors recount ‘senseless’ horror as they emerge from hiding
Anatolii Siryk/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images (BUCHA, Ukraine) — As Mykola Pavlyuk stood outside his apartment building in Bucha, tears streamed from his eyes, cutting through the grime on his face. He was desperate [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: All Russian troops have left Kyiv, Chernihiv, US official
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since been [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: UN vote set to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since [Read More…]
US targets Putin’s adult daughters in new round of Russian sanctions
Adam Berry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters — Maria and Katerina — are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wednesday. “The sickening brutality [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia targets fuel depots across Ukraine
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Mariupol airstrikes continue, deepening humanitarian crisis
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since [Read More…]
Trevor Reed’s parents say hope diminishing for son’s release from Russia
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s been three years since Joey and Paula Reed have seen their son Trevor, a former Marine currently held in a Russian prison, and now they’re afraid the ongoing [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Women were raped and killed in front of their children’
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing to have a tough time pushing through Ukraine due to Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and backed by weapons and military equipment [Read More…]
LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine fear persecution, death
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The flashlights of the Ukrainian army followed Zi Faámelu, a transgender woman from Ukraine, as she walked through a swamp and hid from the military while crossing the Romanian border. [Read More…]
Germany shuts down world’s largest darknet market with US help
seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images (BERLIN) — German authorities took down the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the darknet with the help of U.S. law enforcement agencies, they said. Hydra Market was a Russian-language marketplace that had [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘Women were raped and killed in front of their children’
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing to have a tough time pushing through Ukraine due to Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and backed by weapons and military equipment [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Peace talks may now be off the table, Zelenskyy says
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing to have a tough time pushing through Ukraine due to Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and backed by weapons and military equipment [Read More…]
Russian oligarch’s yacht seized by DOJ’s ‘KleptoCapture’ task force
Thinkstock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A yacht that belongs to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has been seized in Marina Real in the Spanish port of Palma de Mallorca, according to court documents unsealed Monday. The [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: Kremlin reacts to images of dead bodies in Bucha
RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
‘Sickening’ atrocities in Bucha, nearly 70% of Russian troops near Kyiv have withdrawn: Pentagon update Day 40
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kremlin reacts to images of dead bodies in Bucha
RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
Emissions must peak by 2025 to prevent disastrous climate change effects: UN report
Thatree Thitivongvaroon/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the world pushes to decrease its reliance on oil, especially amid the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations’ climate panel is warning that [Read More…]