• EU divided on response to Russians fleeing military service

    EU divided on response to Russians fleeing military service

    Sep 25, 2022 11:26 PM EST

    ... Ukraine, Russia is also making increasing use of suicide drones from Iran, with more strikes reported Sunday in the Black Sea port city of Odesa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l8vrtCCiZM For Ukrainian and Russian military planners, the clock is ticking, with the approach of winter expected to make ...

  • West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine

    West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine

    Sep 24, 2022 10:07 PM EST

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l8vrtCCiZM Putin this week pledged to use “all available means” to stave off any challenges as Russia moves to summarily claim more Ukrainian territory despite heavy losses on the battlefield to NATO-armed Ukrainian forces. In case NATO missed the point, another senior Russian ...

  • Russian police arrest hundreds at mobilization protests in major cities

    Russian police arrest hundreds at mobilization protests in major cities

    Sep 24, 2022 09:45 PM EST

    ... about 300,000 people would be summoned to active duty, but the order left a door open to many more getting called into service. Most Russian men ages 18-65 are automatically counted as reservists. WATCH: Putin doubles down on war in Ukraine, calls up 300,000 Russian troops to ...

  • WATCH: Russian foreign minister defends war in Ukraine as world opinion turns against Putin

    WATCH: Russian foreign minister defends war in Ukraine as world opinion turns against Putin

    Sep 24, 2022 07:00 PM EST

    ... of countries, which has often shunned or outright opposed Western initiatives and views on international relations. Only one country, Belarus, a non-council member and Russia ally that was invited to participate, spoke in support of Russia, but also called for a quick end to the fighting, which it called ...

  • U.N. experts conclude war crimes committed in Ukraine by Russians

    U.N. experts conclude war crimes committed in Ukraine by Russians

    Sep 23, 2022 03:08 PM EST

    ... by the commission, it has concluded that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine,” Erik Mose, the commission's chairman, told the Human Rights Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l8vrtCCiZM Commission member Pablo de Greiff told reporters the team had “found two instances of ill-treatment of Russian ...

  • Russia and Ukraine fighting continues, hours after major prisoner swap

    Russia and Ukraine fighting continues, hours after major prisoner swap

    Sep 22, 2022 01:05 PM EST

    Among the freed fighters were Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege and 10 foreigners, including five British nationals and two U.S. military veterans, who had fought with Ukrainian forces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l8vrtCCiZM A video on the BBC news ...

  • Abortion ruling pushes businesses to confront divisive politics

    Abortion ruling pushes businesses to confront divisive politics

    Jun 25, 2022 03:55 PM EST

    ... opinion released Friday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested it would be unconstitutional for a state to bar residents from traveling to another state to get an abortion. “In my view, the answer is no based on the constitutional right to interstate travel,” Kavanaugh wrote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sptTxBUu1iw

  • Who is Rep. Rusty Bowers and why is he testifying before the Jan. 6 committee?

    Who is Rep. Rusty Bowers and why is he testifying before the Jan. 6 committee?

    Jun 21, 2022 04:18 PM EST

    Republican Rep. Russell “Rusty” Bowers, speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, testified June 21 before the House Jan. 6 committee about pressure he faced from former President Donald Trump and his allies to intervene in his state’s election results. He was the first of several state-level election ...

  • Bill de Blasio, ex-NYC mayor, to run for redrawn House seat

    Bill de Blasio, ex-NYC mayor, to run for redrawn House seat

    May 20, 2022 02:57 PM EST

    ... the 12th District, currently represented by Rep. Carolyn Maloney. The primary has been pushed back from June to August 23. De Blasio, 61, toyed with running for governor this year but decided not to challenge incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. He also had a short-lived run for president in 2019.

  • Many believe Biden isn't tough enough on Russia says AP-NORC poll

    Many believe Biden isn't tough enough on Russia says AP-NORC poll

    Apr 21, 2022 10:26 PM EST

    ... also held back some weapons and defensive systems sought by Ukraine and placed early limits on intelligence sharing that have been loosened throughout the conflict. https://youtu.be/qiQH1lbyJ0E The poll and follow-up interviews with respondents indicate many Americans, responding to images of Ukrainians being killed and Russian forces ...