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Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Bakhmut

Daily News Lesson May 31 2022

European leaders agree to Russian oil ban — and other news for June 1, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

FILE PHOTO: Members of Russia's National Guard patrol the Red Square in Moscow

Daily News Lesson March 20 2022

How Western sanctions are affecting the lives of Russians

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow

Daily News Lesson March 13 2022

How Russia views the situation in Ukraine and the price exacted by Western sanctions

Understand how Russian citizens are reacting to the widespread sanctions impacting their economy

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past pump jacks at UdmurtNeft's Gremikhinskoye oil field east of Izhevsk

Daily News Lesson March 07 2022

Biden administration considers ban on U.S. imports of Russian oil

Discuss the challenges faced by the U.S. government in deciding whether or not to ban oil from Russia

Military vehicles are seen during the joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in the Brest Region

Daily News Lesson February 21 2022

Putin orders Russian troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions as the West levies sanctions

Learn about Russia's latest resolution to invade Ukraine

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Daily News Lesson February 04 2022

Afghan women demand the right to go to school and work

Understand what some women in Afghanistan are doing to push for basic rights

FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, in Vienna

Daily News Lesson November 30 2021

News wrap Tuesday, Nov. 30: Iran nuclear deal recapped, as talks to revive it resume

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Russian opposition leader Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow

Daily Video February 03 2021

Classroom Resource: Calls for mass protests in Russia after opposition leader is sentenced to prison

In this NewsHour lesson, learn how supporters of Alexei Navalny have asked democratic governments to pressure Russia to release Navalny.

Myanmar's military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Daily Video February 03 2021

Classroom Resource: Why Myanmar’s military overthrew the nation’s democratically-elected government

What is at stake for Myanmar as it returns to military dictatorship?

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