World Oct 20 British prime minister steps down after tumultuous six-week tenure British Prime Minister Liz Truss is on the way out after fewer than seven weeks on the job. Her Conservative Party vows to select a new prime minister by next Friday, but now the Brits are picking up the political…
World Oct 19 Russians who fled to avoid fighting in Ukraine reflect on their new lives Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in parts of occupied Ukraine. Putin has said his military mobilization is nearing completion, but hundreds of thousands of Russians have already fled rather than be drafted. In Istanbul, we found Russians…
World Oct 18 Russia attacks Ukraine’s power supply causing widespread blackouts Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses,…
World Oct 17 Chinese President Xi outlines vision for his nation’s role in the world The Chinese Communist Party is expected to announce a third term for President Xi Jinping, formally doing away with term limits for that office. In a major speech, Xi emphasized the need to become more adept at deploying China's military…
Nation Oct 12 U.S. reevaluates relationship with Saudi Arabia over cut in oil production Relations between the White House and Saudi Arabia's ruling royal family are at a low point, and may be set to dive even lower. From President Biden's fighting words on the campaign trail to recent Saudi-led cuts in global oil…
World Oct 11 Missile strikes across Ukraine heighten concerns of Russia’s escalation of its war Russian missiles and drones rained down on cities across Ukraine for the second day. The renewed Russian campaign largely targeted civilians and drew condemnation from the G7 nations led by the U.S. Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New…
World Oct 10 Dozens of Russian missiles strike civilian targets in Ukrainian cities In one of the largest attacks across Ukraine since the beginning of the war, dozens of Russian missiles struck civilian targets in many cities. Ukraine says at least 14 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. The Kremlin called…
World Sep 30 Putin vows to defend illegally seized regions in Ukraine by ‘all available means’ Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply escalated the war in Ukraine Friday, signing treaties to illegally annex four regions and vowing to defend the newly seized territory by "all available means." It all happened at the same time as one of…
World Sep 29 Russians flee to neighboring countries to avoid fighting in Putin’s war against Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted mistakes in the mobilization of 300,000 Russians to fight in Ukraine. His announcement last week sparked an exodus of Russians fleeing across the border to avoid being conscripted. Despite a troubled history, Russia’s neighbor Georgia…
World Sep 28 UN investigator outlines evidence of Russian war crimes in liberated areas of Ukraine The Russian-installed leaders of occupied regions of Ukraine formerly announced the results of so-called referendums and said they wanted to join Russia. Erik Møse, the official in charge of the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, joined Nick…