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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…]

Russian warship sinks after Ukraine claims it struck ship with missiles
FILE – Burak Akay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its Black Sea Fleet flagship vessel, Moskva, sunk after losing its stability when it was towed [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine claims to have hit Russia’s Black Sea flagship
Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto 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…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia threatens to strike ‘decision-making centers’
Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto 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…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine says 197 children killed in invasion
Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto 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…]

Educational needs ‘enormous’ for Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Moldova
filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has unfolded in the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, education advocates are working to ensure Ukraine’s displaced children are not forgotten. More than 4.6 [Read More…]