Aug 25 Russia strikes hotel in Ukraine housing journalists, killing 1 member of British team By Associated Press A British safety adviser working with a team of journalists was killed after a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Reuters news agency confirmed. Continue reading
Aug 24 Moscow and Kyiv swap hundreds of prisoners of war on Ukrainian Independence Day By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 8:55 What Ukraine stands to gain or lose from capturing Russian land in Kursk By Nick Schifrin Two weeks ago, Ukraine’s troops launched a surprise incursion into Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine has captured more territory and Russian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscow said it foiled a Ukrainian attempt to seize… Continue watching
Aug 22 Zelenskyy visits northeastern border for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region of Kursk and taken more Russian prisoners of war whom he hopes to swap for captured Ukrainians, adding to what he calls an “exchange fund.”… Continue reading
Aug 21 Moscow comes under one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk, eastern Ukraine By Associated Press Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the country's capital. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Golan Heights damaged by Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel In our news wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israel, Congo health authorities reported more than 1,000 mpox cases in the last week, divers recovered five more bodies from the luxury yacht that sank off Sicily’s coast,… Continue watching
Aug 21 The Kursk attack could test the patience of some of Putin’s backers in Russia By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Since Aug. 6, Kyiv's forces have seized villages, taken hundreds of prisoners and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Many challenges remain in negotiations between Israel and Hamas In our news wrap Tuesday, Blinken met with negotiators in Egypt and Qatar as efforts continued to bridge a deal between Israel and Hamas, Israel’s military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages during a raid in Gaza, Russia… Continue watching
Aug 20 Fire rages for a third day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Ukrainian drones, as Kyiv's forces also pushed into Russia's Kursk region. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Raging floods in Connecticut claim at least 2 lives In our news wrap Monday, at least two people died in Connecticut’s catastrophic flooding, a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, Ukraine reportedly damaged a third bridge in Russia’s Kursk region, a woman in Wisconsin received an 11-year… Continue watching