World Apr 28 Russia offers short-term ceasefire as Ukraine demands immediate, lasting peace The Kremlin offered a short-term ceasefire in Ukraine to start next week. The U.S., Ukraine and European allies have all been pushing Moscow to accept an immediate month-long ceasefire. Meantime, Russian forces appear to be slowly gaining ground in areas…
World Apr 25 Vatican readies for Francis’ funeral and potentially polarizing papal conclave At the Vatican, a last chance for the faithful to view Pope Francis in his casket before his funeral on Saturday. More than a quarter-million people over three days of public viewing processed by Francis, resting in a simple wood…
Nation Apr 24 Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was…
World Apr 23 What the U.S. is offering and demanding in latest Ukraine ceasefire proposal It was a pivotal day of diplomacy and declarations for the future of the war in Ukraine, now mired in its fourth year. Ukrainian and American officials convened in London in what had been billed as a make-or-break meeting. Ukraine…
Nation Apr 21 Hegseth faces calls to resign amid leadership concerns and new Signal chat revelations After a weekend of headlines, the White House faced new questions about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and at least one Republican is now calling on him to resign. Some of this is related to Hegseth’s use of the Signal…
World Apr 17 Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid The lead Hamas negotiator for ceasefire talks offered to swap all hostages held in Gaza for an agreed-upon number of Palestinians jailed in Israel. The offer came after Hamas reportedly rejected the latest Israeli proposal. Meantime, airstrikes overnight killed at…
World Apr 14 Russian cluster bomb attack on Ukraine kills dozens, including children There is more fallout from a Russian missile strike in northeastern Ukraine that killed dozens of civilians on Palm Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia “filthy scoundrels," while President Trump blamed both Ukraine and Russia for the start of…
Nation Apr 04 Trump abruptly shakes up NSA leadership amid pressure from right-wing activist President Trump abruptly fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the country’s powerful cyber intelligence bureau. That’s according to reports and members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The firings came after right-wing activist Laura…
Nation Mar 26 Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed The Atlantic published the full message exchange among the president’s national security aides right before the launch of a military campaign in Yemen. The messages were written on the non-secure, commercial app Signal and the issue dominated a hearing on…
World Mar 25 Finland’s president says ‘time to be hard’ with Russia amid threats to Europe After three days of separate talks with the U.S., Ukraine and Russia say they have reached a deal to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and take steps toward a limited ceasefire by halting strikes on energy facilities. Geoff…