Apr 02 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: Biden pledges federal resources to help tornado recovery efforts In our news wrap Sunday, Biden declared a major disaster in Arkansas after tornadoes struck the South and Midwest, an explosion at a Russian cafe killed a prominent pro-war blogger, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries announced oil production cuts,… Continue watching
Apr 02 Explosion in St. Petersburg cafe kills prominent Russian pro-war military blogger By Associated Press An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given… Continue reading
Apr 02 Blinken calls for Russia to immediately free 2 detained Americans By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the… Continue reading
Apr 01 Orthodox leader in Kyiv ordered under house arrest by Ukrainian court By Karl Ritter, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. Continue reading
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