Aug 20 Russian air defense systems down Ukrainian drones in Crimea By Paul Byrne, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in Crimea, while Ukrainian officials said Russian forces pressed ahead with efforts to seize one of the few cities in eastern Ukraine not already under their control. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Islamic State member sentenced to life in prison for killings of 4 Americans In our news wrap Friday, a British man was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison without parole for the Islamic State killings of four Americans, the U.S. pledged $775 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, the former Roman… Continue watching
Aug 19 Russia's Gazprom to shut down natural gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days By Associated Press Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom says a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo "routine maintenance."… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:35 Grain shipments increase out of Ukraine, potentially helping to ease global food prices By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Zelensky on Thursday hosted Turkey's President Erdogan and the UN Secretary-General Guterres, both architects of a deal last month that allows Ukraine to export food amid the war and a global food shortage. But has that UN-brokered deal been… Continue watching
Aug 18 Ukraine's Zelenskyy holds talks with United Nations head and Turkey leader By Derek Gatopoulos, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting the U.N. chief and Turkey's leader in Lviv near Ukraine's border with Poland. Continue reading
Aug 17 Egypt's central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount By Samy Magdy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Middle East's most populous nation has struggled to curb inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: DOJ opposes releasing affidavit supporting search of Trump's home In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Trump called for the release of an affidavit supporting the search of his Florida estate, but the Justice Department said that would impair its investigation. Also, first lady Jill Biden tests positive for… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 3:53 Explosions hit Russian-annexed Crimea as Ukraine vows to retake territory By Nick Schifrin For the second time in a week there were mysterious explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea. A Russian ammunition depot blew up Tuesday in the peninsula's northeast, less than a week after explosions destroyed multiple Russian jets at the Saki Air Base. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 5:33 Safety of nuclear plant in Ukraine at risk amid ongoing fighting By Nick Schifrin Violence continues near Europe's largest power plant in Ukraine, the nuclear facility at Zaporizhzhia, as Russian and Ukrainian officials continue to trade accusations over who's to blame. Sola Talabi, an adjunct professor and nuclear engineer with nearly two decades in… Continue watching