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Russia attacks Ukraine as Putin warns countries who interfere will face 'consequences you have never seen'

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Russian troops have launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions.

Stocks slump, oil surges as Russia begins military action in Ukraine

By Associated Press

Market benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul fell 2 percent and Hong Kong and Sydney lost more than 3 percent Thursday. Oil prices jumped nearly $3 per barrel on unease about possible disruption of Russian supplies.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. tells general assembly that 'now is the time to get off the sidelines' on Russia and Ukraine

By News Desk and Associated Press

“There is no middle ground here. Calling for both sides to de-escalate only gives Russia a pass. Russia is the aggressor here,” Thomas-Greenfield said at a U.N. General Assembly meeting Wednesday.

Biden condemns Russia for 'unjustified attack' on Ukraine

By Associated Press

Biden says he plans to speak to the American people Thursday after a meeting of the Group of Seven leaders. More sanctions against Russia are expected to be announced Thursday.

U.S. drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' counter-espionage effort after criticism

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The decision to abandon the China Initiative was announced by the department's top national security official. It follows a monthslong review undertaken after charges that the program chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias.

WATCH: U.N. Security Council holds emergency meeting as Russia begins attack on Ukraine

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”…

Ukrainian president pleads for peace amid increasing Russian threat

By Associated Press

In an emotional address to the nation late Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Moscow's claims that his country poses any risk to Russia and lamented that a Russian invasion would cost tens of thousands of lives.

How U.S. lawmakers are reacting to the escalating Ukraine crisis

By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman

As the United States on Wednesday warned Ukraine to be prepared for an imminent Russian invasion, we take a look at how U.S. lawmakers are reacting to the latest situation in Ukraine. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to…

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Philadelphia police union sues city over ban stopping drivers for low-level offenses

By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses, saying the law illegally preempts existing state laws on traffic violations.

Prosecutors in charge of Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into Trump suddenly resigned

By Associated Press

The D.A.'s office investigation led to tax fraud charges last July against Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg.