Mar 13 Watch 7:57 Belgium authorities are intercepting cocaine, but most makes it into Europe anyway By Willem Marx, Joan Martelli Antwerp, Belgium, is one of the largest entry points into Europe and home to what Europol believes to be one of the most active cocaine trafficking networks. Local police raided dozens of locations last month and arrested 45 people as… Continue watching
Mar 13 Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine By Pamela Sampson, Associated Press The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 3:48 ‘We are all at war:’ Desperation grows among Ukrainian diaspora By PBS NewsHour Victoria Pidlisetska is a Ukrainian living in Los Angeles who rarely puts down her phone as she waits to hear from family and friends stranded back home in Ukraine. Her parents spend most of their time in a bomb shelter… Continue watching
Mar 13 Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it… Continue reading
Mar 12 Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege By Associated Press Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 5:54 Russian advance continues amid indiscriminate shelling of Ukrainian cities By Jane Ferguson Russian troops advance towards Kyiv – but are slowed by Ukrainian resistance. Meanwhile, violence continues in southern and eastern Ukraine with indiscriminate artillery shelling destroying civilian structures including a hospital and mosque. The continued attacks have slowed evacuations as Ukrainians… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 8:41 Meet the new generation driving Myanmar’s resistance By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney A year into its fight to overturn a military coup that forced Myanmar’s democratically-elected leaders from power, the Burmese civilian resistance movement is being driven by its younger members, who are harnessing the power of social media. Special Correspondent Kira… Continue watching
Mar 12 US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. Continue reading
Mar 12 Russia strikes near Ukraine’s capital; mosque reported hit By Mstyslav Chernov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Fighting also raged in the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and Russia kept up its bombardment of other resisting cities. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading