Jul 05 Watch 7:31 Ukrainian children who fled to Europe struggle with trauma By William Wintercross, Zeba Warsi The war in Ukraine has forced more than 5 million refugees fleeing to the rest of Europe. More than 700,000 have sought refuge in Germany, where they face uncertain futures and long struggles to rebuild their lives. But it is… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:06 NATO moves to expand the alliance and boost defenses to counter Russia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 30 leaders on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members, and released a new strategic vision that called Russia the alliance’s most significant threat. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it would deploy thousands of… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 3:38 Turkey removes opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO By Nick Schifrin Historic news from the NATO meeting in Spain took place on Tuesday when Turkey removed its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. The Scandinavian nations sought membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a deal has now been… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:03 U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses Europe’s biggest security crisis in decades By Nick Schifrin As NATO's annual summit begins in Madrid this week amid the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the focus of member countries will be on historic shifts in European defenses. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith joins Nick Schifrin to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Oppressive heat wave persists across large swath of Northern Hemisphere By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A heat wave that's already lasted more than a week keeps on baking the U.S., Asia and even the Arctic. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 9:54 What European Union membership would mean for war-torn Ukraine By John Yang, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The European Union's executive arm on Friday recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership. This comes as the U.S. and Europe pledged earlier this week to support Ukraine militarily. Jeremy Shapiro, research director of the European Council on Foreign… Continue watching
May 31 EU bans majority of Russian oil imports as punishment for Ukraine invasion By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports. Continue reading
May 21 First baby formula shipment from Europe to arrive in Indiana this weekend on military aircraft By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House says 132 pallets of Nestlé Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula will leave Ramstein Air Base in Germany and arrive in the U.S. Continue reading
May 01 May Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more for their citizens. In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel… Continue reading
Apr 09 European leaders stream into Ukraine to show solidarity By Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Saturday joined the stream of European leaders showing their support for Ukraine by traveling to the nation’s capital for face-to-face meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading