World Apr 18 Conflict in Ethiopia eases, but millions there still face risk of starvation As Ethiopia continues to face one of the worst droughts in recent history, millions of its people are suffering from acute hunger. The United States resumed shipments in December after suspending aid due to theft allegations. But starvation is still…
World Sep 14 New drone technology could make it easier to clear unexploded bombs, mines in Ukraine Among the horrors of war, landmines and unexploded ordnances linger and kill for years afterward. Ukraine is littered with landmines and bombs from both sides. Clearing those explosives is a massive and complicated task, but two young Americans are working…
World Jul 25 Inside Ukraine’s counteroffensive as forces step up grueling fight against Russia The fighting and dying continue along the 900-mile-long frontline in eastern and southern Ukraine. Russia has put up resistance to the Ukrainian counteroffensive with minefields, heavy artillery and rocket barrages slowing progress. Special correspondent Jack Hewson and filmmaker Ed Ram…
World Nov 14 Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Kherson after city freed from Russian control Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Kherson after it was retaken from Russia. Jubilation in the streets has been almost non-stop since the Russians fled late last week. But after almost eight months of occupation, accounts of brutality…
World Apr 12 Resilient Ukrainians maintain resistance against unabating Russian onslaught Among the cities hit hardest by the Russian invasion is Kharkiv, once Ukraine's second-largest city. It has suffered relentless shelling, and is devoid of many of its people. But a core remains, some to fight, others with no other choice,…
World Apr 08 In Ukraine’s north, residents of Trostyanets reeling after brutal Russian occupation Cities and towns across northern Ukraine are being freed by Ukrainian forces as the Russians redeploy to the east. One such city is Trostyanets, northwest of Kharkiv, the site of pitched fighting until its liberation two weeks ago. Special correspondent…
World Apr 04 Kharkiv fire brigades battle blazes amid relentless Russian bombardments Hundreds of miles to the east of Kyiv is what was once Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv. Now it's largely emptied of its residents as the Russians pound it with artillery, causing widespread destruction and sparking fires. Special correspondent Jack…
World Mar 30 Civilians endure intense suffering as Russian shelling reduces Kharkiv to ‘a smoking ruin’ Kharkiv near the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine is majority ethnic-Russian and the nation's second-largest city. Now, many of its people have fled thunderous Russian airstrikes and artillery that have reduced this Ukrainian center of culture, learning and industry to…