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Why a Ukraine no-fly zone isn’t an option: Experts
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian officials under relentless attack from Russian forces have pleaded with President Joe Biden and members of NATO to impose a no-fly zone over significant parts of Ukraine. It’s been [Read More…]
Rare image of Princess Diana to be displayed in new Kensington Palace exhibit
Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Princess Diana was once one of the most photographed women in the world, but one image of the late royal has yet to be seen in public [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia claims to have seized eastern Ukrainian city
Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to [Read More…]
US documenting Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians but stopping short of calling them war crimes
Getty Images/Stock Photo (WASHINGTON) — Russia is hitting civilian targets in Ukraine, killing innocent people and destroying hospitals, schools and critical infrastructure like running water, electricity and gas, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken alleged Wednesday. [Read More…]
Fighting around Ukraine’s nuclear plants raises global concerns
Getty Images/Stock Photo (NEW YORK) — Skirmishes around Ukraine’s nuclear facilities provoked a heated exchange Wednesday at the U.N. Environment Assembly between representatives of the warring countries and prompted a U.N. nuclear watchdog group to warn [Read More…]
Families torn apart amid mass exodus from Ukraine face uncertain future
ABC News (NEW YORK) — When 25-year-old Yulia Yemelianenko crossed the border from Lviv, Ukraine into Poland earlier this week, she broke down in tears. “I cried a lot,” she told ABC News at a train [Read More…]
Extremists harass minority refugees arriving in Poland from Ukraine, witnesses report
Getty Stock/Kutay Tanir (NEW YORK) — As Ukrainians flee across Europe amid the onslaught of attacks from Russia in Ukraine, non-white refugees have faced discrimination from extremist groups patrolling the border, reporters and residents in the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Third world war would be nuclear, Lavrov warns
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
Ukrainian refugees may face humanitarian crisis, advocates say
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine last week, an estimated 660,000 refugees have fled to other countries — with the number only expected to grow. The UNHCR said in [Read More…]
NATO’s Article 5 could pull the US and its allies further into the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Caspar Benson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden repeatedly has said the United States will not be sending troops to fight Russia in Ukraine, but vowed that the U.S. would defend its NATO allies. [Read More…]
Prince William and Kate go on royal walkabout in Wales
Karwai Tang/WireImage (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the duke and duchess of Cambridge, went on a royal walkabout in Wales on St. David’s Day — a day to celebrate the patron saint of Wales. [Read More…]
Where Ukrainian refugees are heading
Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 677,243 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russian forces invaded the eastern European country on Feb. 24, according to the United Nations [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia claims to have captured Ukrainian port city
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine updates: Western officials walk out during Lavrov remarks
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
US Capitol police officer arrested in Israel while working in advance of Nancy Pelosi trip
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A member of the U.S. Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Detail was arrested in Israel last month after allegedly being intoxicated and getting into a fight while working in an advance [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Western officials walk out during Lavrov remarks
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian bombardment strikes Kharkiv’s Freedom Square
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
How to help Ukraine amid Russian attacks
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are displaced, on the front lines of battle with Russia or awaiting the end of the invasion from their homes after Russia [Read More…]
‘No reason’ to change US nuclear alert level amid Putin’s threat: Psaki
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. and other Western nations considered how to address Russian aggression, the Pentagon and White House said Monday the U.S. saw no need to change the its nuclear [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russians may ‘adopt siege tactics’ in Kyiv: US official
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) —Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. [Read More…]