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Ukraine begins evacuation of civilians from liberated areas ahead of winter

By John Leicester, Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from recently-liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.

Renewed shelling in Zaporizhzhia threatens key Ukrainian nuclear plant again

By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility.

Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade as APEC summit ends

By Krutika Pathi, Chisato Tanaka, Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Associated Press

Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region’s economies toward sustainable growth as they wrapped up summit meetings Saturday.

Winter looms in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters 10th month

By Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson

As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month and snow falls in the country's capital, Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and the electrical grid. Reporting from Kyiv, NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins Geoff Bennett for more…

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In surprise visit to Kyiv, British PM Sunak promises boost to air defenses

By John Leicester, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

News Wrap: U.N. climate talks extended into weekend

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Friday, climate talks set to wrap Friday have been extended into the weekend as resolutions remain up in the air, North Korea firing another missile that landed near Japanese waters, Ukraine said Russian strikes have disabled…

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Russian strikes force Ukraine to face extended power outages

By John Leicester, Associated Press

Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Human rights groups report widespread abuse in Ukraine

By Sam Mednick, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

As violence escalates in Ukraine, human rights abuses have become widespread. The situation is particularly concerning in the southern region of Kherson, where villages were liberated from Russian occupation a week ago.

WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. won’t dip below munition readiness

By Associated Press

Pentagon officials said Thursday that the United States is satisfied that its own munitions readiness levels are intact as the U.S. has been Ukraine's largest supporter, providing $18.6 billion in weapons and equipment.

Dutch court convicts 3 for 2014 downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine

By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press

A Dutch court has convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.