Mar 03 Watch 7:36 How the U.S. is targeting the financial resources of Russian oligarchs By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan Over the past week, the U.S. and scores of other nations have cut Russia off from much of the global economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. Now, investigators are planning strikes on Russian finances hidden here in the… Continue watching
Mar 03 Why military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment By Timothy A. Mousseau, The Conversation With Russian troops rolling through the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, a biologist who studies wildlife in the area describes the risks of disturbing this radioactive landscape. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:33 Two Ukrainian parents living amid war discuss the struggle to keep their families safe By Leah Nagy, Maea Lenei Buhre The number of Ukrainians who have left the country is nearing a million people, according to the United Nations. Many more are still in Ukraine unsure of what the next day will bring. Two Ukrainian parents in different parts of… Continue watching
Mar 01 Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as war on Ukraine rages By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The price of oil surged back above $100 a barrel after Russia, a major energy producer, faced further isolation and economic damage because of its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 01 International students, refugees from Africa and Middle East report discrimination fleeing Ukraine By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press All day long, as trains and buses bring people fleeing Ukraine to the safety of Polish border towns, they carry not just Ukrainians fleeing a homeland under attack but large numbers of citizens of other countries who had made Ukraine… Continue reading
Mar 01 Zelensky calls Russia’s deadly strike on center of Kharkiv a ‘war crime’ By Associated Press A Russia military strike on Tuesday hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least six people as it badly damaged the symbolic Soviet-era regional administration building. Continue reading
Mar 01 Russian forces step up attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Ukraine’s president accused Moscow of a blatant campaign of terror and vowed: “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget.”… Continue reading
Mar 01 Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:12 USAID’s Samantha Power on Europe’s response to a flood of refugees By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The movement of more than a half-million people out of Ukraine and into surrounding countries is creating a dire humanitarian situation. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, who was at the Polish border Sunday, joins Nick Schifrin from… Continue watching
Feb 28 How to spot fake or misleading footage on social media claiming to be from the Ukraine war By T.J. Thomson, Daniel Angus, Paula Dootson, The Conversation Footage claiming to document the situation in Ukraine may not necessarily be genuine. Here’s how to treat viral footage with the right level of skepticism before sharing it on social media. Continue reading