Oct 13 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin calls out Russia's 'nuclear saber rattling' By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday called "nuclear saber rattling" by Russia "irresponsible and reckless rhetoric."… Continue reading
Oct 13 Ukraine hit by Russian strikes using Iranian killer drones By Sabra Ayres, Associated Press The president's office in Ukraine says Russia's forces used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to attack the Kyiv and Odesa regions as Moscow continued to punish the country for a truck bomb attack on a bridge to Russia-annexed Crimea. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Parkland jury deliberates Cruz sentence, new protests sweep Iran In our news wrap Wednesday, a jury in Florida starts deliberating on whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death, seven more people were killed in Ukraine as Russia fired missiles and artillery rounds into major cities… Continue watching
Oct 12 United Nations demands Russia reverse 'illegal' annexations of Ukraine regions By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions. Continue reading
Oct 12 Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia's war in Ukraine By Associated Press The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas By Krista Larson, Associated Press European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price says U.S. will provide aid to Haiti By Associated Press U.S. State Department officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: U.S. military officials say Ukraine has asked Western partners for air defense aid By Associated Press The request comes in light of Moscow's barrage of long-range strikes launched on major Ukrainian cities on Monday which killed 19 people. Continue reading
Oct 12 Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant loses external power again By Adam Schreck, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's state nuclear operator says Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant to lose all external power for the second time in five days. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 12:39 Missile strikes across Ukraine heighten concerns of Russia's escalation of its war By Nick Schifrin Russian missiles and drones rained down on cities across Ukraine for the second day. The renewed Russian campaign largely targeted civilians and drew condemnation from the G7 nations led by the U.S. Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New… Continue watching