News Wrap: Russian airstrikes kill at least 20 people in Ukraine

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• John Yang:

  In other news, Russian strikes in Ukraine have killed at least 20 people. It was the second night of aerial attacks since the Trump administration stopped sharing satellite images with Ukraine. In the Donetsk region, 11 people died in strikes that damaged apartment buildings. Others were killed in areas along the front lines.

  U.S. and Ukrainian officials are to meet next week in Saudi Arabia to start talks on a possible ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is fully committed to the talks.

  And in Syria, clashes over the last two days have left more than 1,000 people dead. Fighting erupted between the interim government security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al Assad. It's in a region home to the Alawite minority, which was Assad's longtime base of support. The government said it was responding to recent attacks from remnants of Assad's forces.

  A British based human rights monitoring group said 148 pro Assad fighters died in fighting and nearly 750 civilians were killed in revenge attacks.

  Women around the world march today on International Women's Day. Chants calling for equal pay, reproductive rights and social justice echoed in streets from Berlin to Istanbul. Thousands in Madrid protested far right policies they say undermine human rights.

  In France, women paid tribute to Giselle Pellico, whose high profile rape trial sparked a global conversation about sexual violence.

  And don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight for most of the country, Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Springing forward may cost us an hour of sleep, but will gain an hour of daylight in the evening.

  Still to come on PBS News Weekend, the Trump administration policy that has some parents pulling their children from school and how modern science is shedding new light on the lives of ancient species.