May 18 How serious is Turkey's Erdogan in denying Finland, Sweden NATO membership? By Matthew Lee, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking an increasingly tough line against the NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden despite far less strident statements from some of his top aides. Continue reading
May 18 Russian soldier pleads guilty in Ukraine's first war crime trial since invasion By Associated Press A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 booster for children age 5 to 11 In our news wrap Tuesday, the FDA authorized Pfizer's low-dose COVID booster for kids 5 to 11 years old, China restricted more Beijing residents to their homes to help control a small outbreak, U.S highway deaths shot up last year… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:40 Ukrainian fighters leave Mariupol steel plant By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Tommy Walters The battle for Mariupol appears to be over, after hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday surrendered from their final holdout. The city has suffered one of Europe’s bloodiest battles since World War II. And now, Russia appears to hold the… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 8:17 Russia's invasion of Ukraine jeopardizes the future of the International Space Station By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin NASA is aiming to expand its astronaut launches from U.S. soil. Boeing is set for a test launch this week of its small spacecraft to the International Space Station. Russia and America have long been partners on the space station,… Continue watching
May 17 WATCH: Prime Minister Mitsotakis touts Greece as a new energy hub in address to Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As Europe looks to wean itself off Russian energy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis touted the idea of Greece becoming an energy hub in a speech to a joint session of Congress. Continue reading
May 17 Russia and Ukraine both claim victories as Mariupol fighters leave steel plant By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Ciaran McQuillan, Associated Press Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters left the vast steel plant in Mariupol where they mounted a dogged last stand and turned themselves over to Russian hands. Continue reading
May 16 Ukraine says more than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol mill By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Ciaran McQuillan, Associated Press The evacuations came as Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback, with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO membership. Meanwhile, Russian forces pounded targets in the industrial heartland of eastern Ukraine known as the Donbas. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Shooting at California church driven by hate for Taiwan, police say In our new wrap Monday, police in southern California have charged a Las Vegas man with murder and attempted murder in a Sunday shooting at a church that left one person dead and five wounded, President Biden is redeploying U.S. Continue watching
May 16 Watch 9:28 Finland, Sweden ambassadors discuss the push to join NATO and future of security in Europe Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted a major shift in public opinion in Finland and Sweden, with support for joining NATO recently surging in both countries. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin said the expansion of NATO infrastructure would trigger a response. Continue watching