World Apr 25 Ukrainian forces dig in against Russia’s eastern assault as the U.S. pledges more aid Russian forces on Monday struck targets across the Ukraine with missiles. But while Moscow's main focus remains on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops there are resisting Russians across a wide battlefront. One day after two top U.S.
World Apr 05 Russian retreat from areas around Kyiv reveals ‘pattern of apparent war crimes’ As the world responds to apparent Russian atrocities in Ukraine, more evidence of the civilian toll is emerging near the city of Bucha. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and videographer Yegor Troyanovsky report from the town of Borodyanka, where the destruction…
Science Apr 04 UN climate report warns governments are falling short on lowering planet’s temperature The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change laid out its latest report Monday stressing the critical need to implement dramatic cuts in greenhouse gasses to head off the worst impacts of climate change. Dave Roberts writes a newsletter and…
World Apr 01 Russia claims Ukrainian forces struck fuel depot in cross-border attack Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of entering into its airspace for the first time and striking a fuel facility in the western city of Belgorod, 16 miles away from the border. But Ukrainian officials have not confirmed the attack as…
World Mar 31 Russia shifts focus to Ukraine’s south amid stiff resistance President Biden said Thursday there was "no clear evidence" that the Russians were scaling back their military operations around the Ukrainian capital, despite that assertion from Moscow earlier this week. The U.S. has seen some redeployments of Russian troops, but…
World Mar 30 Russian strikes rock Ukrainian cities despite pledge to ease attacks A day after Russia vowed to draw down some troops around Kyiv, there's been no let-up in the bombardment across Ukraine. The U.S. said Russia began repositioning some forces arrayed around the capital, but is expected to redeploy them elsewhere.
World Mar 21 Millions displaced in Ukraine amid Russia’s punishing assaults on cities Russian troops have been shelling Kyiv for almost four weeks now as the key port city of Odessa came under attack for the first time. This as the U.N. estimates more than a quarter of the country's residents have now…
World Mar 18 Russia strikes near Poland’s border as the assault on Kyiv brings more civilian carnage President Biden spoke with China's Xi Jinping Friday for nearly two hours about the war in Ukraine, and warned Xi against any possible Chinese support for Russia's invasion. Meanwhile, the astounding carnage persisted in Ukraine, with civilians becoming the main…
World Mar 17 Russia’s push to capture major cities stalls, but civilian costs grow amid shelling Some survivors began to emerge from the rubble of a theater that Russians destroyed Wednesday in the besieged city of Mariupol as Ukrainian resistance to Russia continues across the country. More than 3 million Ukrainians have now fled their country…
World Mar 16 Zelensky implores Congress to increase aid as ‘scenes of horror’ continue across Ukraine As President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday and asked for more aid President Biden called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" for the assault on Ukraine. This as civilians continue to bear the brunt of the fighting, especially in Ukraine's south. Now…