Sep 06 WATCH: U.N. agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The International Atomic Energy Agency is scheduled to give a report about the ongoing situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Sep 06 Europe is facing an energy crisis as Russia cuts gas. Here's why By David McHugh, Associated Press Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession. The primary cause: Russia has choked off the supplies of cheap natural gas that the continent depended on for years… Continue reading
Sep 06 U.N. urges establishing safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press In a report following a visit by experts from the agency last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said "shelling on site and in its vicinity should be stopped immediately to avoid any further damages to the plant and associated… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 8:38 Sweden's idyllic holiday island of Gotland militarizes in face of Russian threats By Malcolm Brabant Sweden is on high alert for Russian meddling in their election which takes place next week. Russian President Putin has warned NATO against beefing up its presence in both Sweden and Finland, which are both joining the alliance. As special… Continue watching
Sep 05 Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn, Ben Stiller By Associated Press Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller. Moscow says that the move is in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians because of the conflict in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 05 Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid after its last transmission line was disconnected as a result of a fire caused by Russian shelling. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was informed Monday by Ukrainian… Continue reading
Sep 04 US ambassador to Russia retires from post as war in Ukraine drags on By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, ended his tenure as America’s top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, and will retire from a lengthy career in government service. Continue reading
Sep 04 Russian shelling damages clinic in southern Ukraine port city, burns restaurant in Kharkiv By Associated Press Russian shelling hit the southern Ukraine port city of Mykolaiv during the night, damaging a medical treatment facility, the city's mayor said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 03 Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from last external power line By Yesica Fisch, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected to its last external power line but was still able to run electricity through a reserve line amid sustained shelling in… Continue reading
Sep 03 Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev buried in Moscow By Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend. Continue reading