Aug 07 Two Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing 5 people and wounding 31 By Hanna Arhirova, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an online statement accused Russia of trying to leave "only broken and scorched stones" in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: At least 6 killed as Russia, Ukraine trade attacks across the country In our news wrap Sunday, Ukraine and Russia both launched attacks against each other as the war in Ukraine drags on, Donald Trump called Vice President Mike Pence “delusional” in regards to the 2020 election, the U.S. women’s national soccer… Continue watching
Aug 06 Russia launches giant missile, drone attack against Ukraine following retaliation promise By Associated Press Moscow unleashed a massive missile and drone barrage on western Ukraine Sunday, following through on its promise to retaliate for a Ukrainian attack on a Russian tanker. Continue reading
Aug 05 Kremlin vows retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit Russian tanker near Crimea By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day. Continue reading
Aug 04 Global food prices rise after Russia ends Ukraine grain deal and India restricts rice exports By Associated Press Commodity prices have been falling but the trade restrictions and grain deal's demise threaten to increase food insecurity and the prices people pay to eat in developing nations. Continue reading
Aug 03 Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's emergency service says four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought a fire at St. Catherine's Cathedral. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Blinken calls on world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as 'blackmail' By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press America’s top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world’s appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports to needy… Continue reading
Aug 02 Biden administration delays plans to restock nation's emergency oil reserve By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Energy Department canceled a planned purchase of 6 million barrels for the strategic reserve this week, saying it wants to secure a good deal for taxpayers. Continue reading
Aug 02 Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian port key to grain exports By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russian drones have hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with NATO member Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:42 Cindy McCain: End of Ukraine grain deal 'hurting the most needy people in the world' By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow South Sudan may look very lush right now, but flooding there has disrupted life and caused hunger on an “enormous” scale, says Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme. McCain, on the ground in Juba, South Sudan, talks… Continue watching