Jul 01 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Barrage of Russian missiles kills 21 in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Friday, Russian missiles pounded a coastal town in southern Ukraine killing at least 21 people including two children, the trial for U.S. women's basketball star Brittney Griner began outside Moscow, at least 19 people in northeastern… Continue watching
Jul 01 U.S. announces $820 million in Ukraine military aid, including missile systems By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. has announced it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavily reliance on long-range strikes in the war. Continue reading
Jul 01 After four months, trial for WNBA star Brittney Griner begins in Russian court By Jim Heintz, Associated Press American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial at a Moscow-area court on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Continue reading
Jul 01 At least 19 killed in Ukraine’s Odesa region by Russian missile attack By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. Video of the pre-dawn Friday attack showed the charred remains of buildings… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Kentucky, Florida judges block abortion limits In our news wrap Thursday, judges in Kentucky and Florida became the latest to block new abortion limits since the end of Roe v. Wade, Hong Kong prepares for the 25th anniversary of its return from British to Chinese rule,… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 3:09 NATO leaders conclude a key summit in Madrid By Nick Schifrin The Russian military on Thursday withdrew from Snake Island off of Ukraine's coast, easing some of the pressure on Odessa, the country's most important port. It came as NATO leaders concluded a key summit in Madrid. Nick Schifrin joins Judy… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:17 Lithuania’s president on tensions with Russia and the war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Baltic nations arrived at the NATO summit with a real warning: that they could be Russia' next target. And in the last week tensions have increased between Russia and Lithuania. Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. Continue watching
Jun 30 Secretary-General Stoltenberg vows to guard ‘every inch of NATO territory’ as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Jens Stoltenberg said NATO had a "core responsibility" to stop the conflict in Ukraine spreading, by making clear it would "protect every inch of NATO territory."… Continue reading
Jun 30 Russian forces leave strategic Snake Island, keep up eastern assault on last Luhansk stronghold By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Russia has pulled back its forces from a Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but is keeping up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine's resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Continue reading
Jun 30 Denial and despair amid search in Ukraine mall after Russian missile attack By Francesca Abel, Associated Press Residents of the quiet, riverside city of Kremenchuk are reeling in the wake of a Russian airstrike that obliterated a shopping mall and killed at least 18. Continue reading