Jan 11 Russia replaces top military officer in charge of Ukraine conflict By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press It's a move that appears to reflect the Kremlin's dissatisfaction with the current leadership and flaws in the military's performance. Continue reading
Jan 11 Battle rages in Ukraine town as Russian military changes leadership By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine is hanging in the balance. Ukraine says its forces are holding out against a furious Russian onslaught in one of the fiercest and bloodiest recent ground battles of the nearly… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: At least 17 dead as Pacific storms batter California In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 17 are dead as Pacific storms have battered California for 10 days, the Biden administration announced more measures to address record numbers at the southern border and the World Health Organization urged countries… Continue watching
Jan 10 'Almost no life left' as Russia escalates Bakhmut attack, Zelenskyy says By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press “Everything is completely destroyed. There is almost no life left,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: California faces another round of storms and flooding In our news wrap Monday, California faces another round of storms with serious flooding in parts of the state, Iran sentenced three more anti-government protesters to death after hanging two men on Saturday, Russia rejected claims it is floating a… Continue watching
Jan 09 UN votes to extend critical aid from Turkey to Syria's rebel north By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Continue reading
Jan 09 Russia launches criminal probes on prominent Kremlin critics By Associated Press Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition. Continue reading
Jan 09 U.S. says Iran may be 'contributing to widespread war crimes' in Ukraine By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration says Iran's sale of lethal drones to Russia for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine means the country may be "contributing to widespread war crimes."… Continue reading
Jan 09 Ukraine denies Russian claim of hundreds of Ukrainian troops killed in missile strike By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city are dismissing claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there. Continue reading
Jan 07 In Kyiv, Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed cathedral By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades, a demonstration of independence from the Russian Orthodox Church. Continue reading