May 09 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Russia’s Victory Day celebrations downsized as military struggles in Ukraine In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia's Victory Day celebrations were sharply downsized as its military struggles in Ukraine, the U.S. DOJ said it disrupted a Russian spyware campaign that lasted 20 years, Israeli air strikes killed three commanders of Islamic… Continue watching
May 09 U.S. to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term military aid By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon says the United States will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses. The announcement Tuesday comes as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with drones, rockets and surface-to-air missiles. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as 550 U.S. troops arriving at southern border By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border in the first group of military support ahead of an expected increase of migrants, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 07 UN nuclear watchdog’s safety concerns rise as fighting intensifies near Ukraine plant By David Rising, Associated Press The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog expressed growing anxiety about the safety of a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant near the front lines of fighting in Ukraine after the Moscow-installed governor of the area ordered the evacuation of the… Continue reading
May 06 Watch 1:52 News Wrap: Russia accuses Ukraine in car bomb attack on pro-Kremlin writer In our news wrap Saturday, a car bomb exploded in Russia and injured a prominent nationalist writer while killing his driver, Ukraine’s military says it used U.S. Patriot air defense systems to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv,… Continue watching
May 06 Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missile with U.S. Patriot defense system By David Rising, Associated Press Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most modern missiles. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: World Health Organization declares end to COVID-19 global emergency In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a global emergency, Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as director of the CDC after two years, the head of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries threatened… Continue watching
May 05 Russia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press A Moscow court has ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of justifying terrorism,. Friday's decision was the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in Russia that spiked to unprecedented levels since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine. Continue reading
May 05 What to know about Russia’s Wagner mercenaries as they threaten to leave Ukraine’s front line By Associated Press A threat by the leader of private Russian military company Wagner to withdraw his fighters from the battle to seize a city in eastern Ukraine is another flareup in his dispute with Russia's regular military over credit and tactics. Continue reading
May 05 Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Ukraine pullout, citing starving forces of ammunition By David Rising, Associated Press The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor threatened to pull his troops out of the for Bakhmut next week, accusing Russia’s military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses. Continue reading