World Sep 26 Right-wing victory in Italian election raises concerns across Europe Italians have chosen their first far-right government since World War II. Giorgia Meloni is expected to become the first female prime minister to lead Europe’s third largest economy. Her party, Brothers of Italy, draws its roots from the country’s fascist…
World Sep 23 Russia stages sham referenda in Ukraine as U.N. says it finds new evidence of war crimes In an escalation of the war, Moscow launched what the U.S. and others call illegal referenda in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United Nations said it has found new evidence of war crimes and many Russians appear to…
World Sep 22 ‘One man chose this war’: U.N. Security Council discusses Russian horrors in Ukraine The war in Ukraine took center stage at the U.N. Security Council as leading players on opposite sides came face-to-face for the first time since Russia's invasion. They waged verbal battle as the war claimed more casualties. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Sep 21 Biden asks global leaders to counter Russia as Putin calls more troops to Ukraine In the largest escalation of the war in Ukraine since Russia invaded, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists. Moscow vows to send 300,000 additional troops into Ukraine and support sham referenda in Ukrainian territory that Russian troops…
World Sep 20 Ukraine’s top prosecutor on mass graves and other Russian atrocities in recaptured areas Attorney General Merrick Garland signed an agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart formalizing U.S. support for war crimes investigations against Russia. But finding justice in war is a long and difficult process. Nick Schifrin sits down with Ukraine's prosecutor general as…
World Sep 16 Ukraine examines bodies from mass graves discovered after regaining territory from Russia A gruesome scene played out in Ukraine on Friday as authorities began examining bodies buried in what Kyiv calls the largest mass grave of the war. It was discovered near the city of Izium which is in the Kharkiv region…
World Sep 16 Ukraine’s foreign minister updates state of war after seven months of fighting Russia The revelations of more mass graves in Ukraine and potential Russian war crimes have horrified many. Ukrainian forces are running an effective counteroffensive in the east and south as we near seven months since the start of Russia's invasion. Nick…
World Sep 15 People in liberated Ukrainian town recount harrowing stories of Russian occupation Ukrainian troops are working to consolidate gains in the country’s east. With Russian soldiers gone, newly liberated Kharkiv residents are coming to terms with what they endured. Nick Schifrin visited a small town north of Kharkiv which is now in…
World Sep 14 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits territory reclaimed from Russia The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues at a great pace across the eastern and southern parts of the country. President Zelenskyy and top members of his war council visited troops and the traumatized civilians liberated from Russian rule. It is a time…
World Sep 13 Ukrainians return home in towns recently liberated from Russian control Ukraine said hundreds of thousands of people were freed from Russian control in recent days after a counteroffensive that has reshaped the battlefield. In the past week, Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia has in the past five months…