Mar 14 What we know about the U.S.-Russia military air crash By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting views of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 2:56 Russian jet forces down U.S. drone conducting surveillance over Black Sea By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda There is a new flashpoint in the ever-worsening relationship between the United States and Russia. An American drone was downed in the Black Sea by two Russian fighter jets, one of which bumped the unmanned and unarmed aircraft. The drone… Continue watching
Mar 14 U.S. says a Russian fighter jet hit an American drone over the Black Sea By Karl Ritter, Associated Press A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, a federal jury convicted former Trump adviser Steve Bannon of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the Jan. 6 panel, President Biden's COVID symptoms are improving, a heat wave continues in parts of the… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:06 Russia, Ukraine reach agreement to resume grain shipments Russia and Ukraine signed agreements Friday that cleared the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as securing Russian exports of grain and fertilizers. Ukraine's one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn… Continue watching
Jul 22 Ukraine, Russia sign U.N. deal to export grain on Black Sea By Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up food prices around the world and led to silos full of blocked grain being stuck in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 15 After flagship Moskva sinks, Russia says missile attacks on Ukraine capital will increase By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russia's Defense Ministry is promising to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukraine's alleged military "diversions on the Russian territory."… Continue reading
Apr 14 The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet sinks after taking heavy damage By Adam Schreck, Associated Press The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet sank after a fire inflicted heavy damage in the latest setback for Russia's invasion. Ukrainian officials said their forces hit the vessel with missiles. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:49 As NATO turns 70, alliance increases aid to Ukraine to confront Russia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned 70 years old Thursday. As the the foreign ministers of its member nations gathered in Washington, one their actions was to endorse a support package for Ukraine, now in the fifth year of a… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: ‘Fair chance’ U.S. airstrike played role in Mosul civilian deaths By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, says there's a "fair chance" that a U.S. airstrike played a role in killing scores of civilians in Mosul, but voiced doubt that the weapon used… Continue watching