Mar 31 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Biden tours tornado damage in Mississippi In our news wrap Friday, President Biden toured Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where a tornado killed 13 people and damaged hundreds of homes, the Justice Department filed suit against Norfolk Southern railroad over a February train derailment in Ohio and Minneapolis… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:44 IAEA chief says nuclear accident ‘entirely possible’ at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN's nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He… Continue watching
Mar 31 Biden tells Russia to release American journalist: ‘Let him go’ By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is urging Russia to release Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, whom the country’s security service arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies. Continue reading
Mar 31 Russia bombards Ukraine at grim Bucha anniversary By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Bucha, a town near Kyiv, stands as a symbol of the atrocities the Russian military has committed since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Continue reading
Mar 31 Belarusian president confirms Russian nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal. Continue reading
Mar 30 U.S. says Russia seeks arms-for-food deal with North Korea By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 12:17 Russia arrests American journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi For the first time in nearly 40 years, Russian authorities arrested an American journalist on espionage charges. Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was detained on Wednesday while reporting in central Russia. It’s an escalation of a Kremlin campaign… Continue watching
Mar 30 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Russia arrests American journalist on espionage charges By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Thursday after Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges. Continue reading
Mar 30 Russia security agency arrests Wall Street Journal reporter for espionage By Associated Press Russia's top security agency says an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal has been arrested on espionage charges. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: IAEA head says situation at Ukraine nuclear plant has worsened In our news wrap Wednesday, the head of the UN nuclear agency says the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has worsened since September, the U.S. Senate moved to reclaim war-making powers for Congress, Pope Francis has been… Continue watching