Sep 20 After Brittney Griner conviction, WNBA players avoid Russia during offseason By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 20 Separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine to vote on joining Russia By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The separatist leaders of four Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine say they are planning to hold votes starting later this week for the territories to become part of Russia as Moscow loses ground in the war it launched. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Taliban frees American in prisoner swap, judge orders release of Adnan Syed In our news wrap Monday, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in a prisoner swap, a judge in Pakistan ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Russian fire hit close to another nuclear power… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 10:25 Turkey President Erdoğan on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the future of NATO By Judy Woodruff, Dan Sagalyn World leaders have begun assembling in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the leaders who sit at the crossroads of many issues of global importance is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. From Ukraine, to Russia, to NATO, he… Continue watching
Sep 19 Baltic nations close borders to Russian citizens over Ukraine war By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Under the coordinated travel ban, Russians wishing to travel to the Baltic countries as tourists or for business, sports or cultural purposes will not be allowed in even if they hold valid visas for the European Union's checks-free Schengen Area. Continue reading
Sep 19 Russian missile strikes close to nuclear plant, Ukraine says By Karl Ritter, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike has hit just 300 meters (328 yards) from a nuclear power plant in the country's south. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Bidens pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London In our news wrap Sunday, the Bidens paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London, Ukraine made strategic gains against Russian forces to the south, Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Armenia amid a cease-fire with Azerbaijan, Hurricane… Continue watching
Sep 18 Ukraine alleges Russians tortured detainees at village near border By Mark Thiessen, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said more than 10 “torture chambers” have been discovered in the Kharkiv region since the hasty withdrawal of Russian troops last week. Continue reading
Sep 17 Ukraine honors Olga Simonova, Russian woman who fought on its side in the war By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press An honor guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to a Russian woman who was killed while fighting on Ukraine’s side in the war with her native country. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 3:28 Ukraine examines bodies from mass graves discovered after regaining territory from Russia By Nick Schifrin, Alexis Cox A gruesome scene played out in Ukraine on Friday as authorities began examining bodies buried in what Kyiv calls the largest mass grave of the war. It was discovered near the city of Izium which is in the Kharkiv region… Continue watching