Oct 19 Watch 7:12 Severe drought and Russia's war in Ukraine intensify hunger and poverty in Chad By Willem Marx A dire humanitarian emergency is grappling the people of Chad, where severe drought and the war in Ukraine have led to soaring food prices. The country already suffers one of the highest hunger levels in the world with more than… Continue watching
Oct 19 Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West complicated by Russia's use of Iranian drones By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week are complicating Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West. Continue reading
Oct 19 Ukraine accuses Iran of violating UN ban on transferring drones By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya invited U.N. experts to visit the country to inspect Iranian-origin drones being used by Russia against civilian targets. Continue reading
Oct 19 What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? By David Koenig, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Tapping the reserve is among the few things a president can do alone to try to control inflation, which makes Americans poorer and often creates a political liability for the party in control of the White House. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: State Department says U.S. will back sanctions against Iran over drone sales By Associated Press The Biden administration is backing the European Union as it gathers evidence that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for use its war in Ukraine. The EU is drawing up a list of sanctions in retaliation. Continue reading
Oct 19 Putin orders martial law in annexed Ukrainian regions; launches mass evacuations By Hanna Arhirova, Sabra Ayres, Associated Press Russian forces have launched mass evacuations of civilians from one of the first major cities they seized in the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 9:02 Russia attacks Ukraine's power supply causing widespread blackouts By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses,… Continue watching
Oct 18 WATCH: Pentagon says winter will add 'complexity' in Ukraine By Associated Press As Russian airstrikes cut water and power and expanded its campaign to drive Ukraine into the cold and dark, the Pentagon looked ahead to increasingly difficult battlefield conditions for both sides during the winter months. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: White House affirms U.S. will stand with Ukraine against Iran and Russia By Associated Press The White House said Tuesday it will continue to "vigorously enforce all U.S. sanctions" on the Russian and Iranian arms trade to make it harder for Iran to sell weapons to Russia. Continue reading
Oct 18 Ukrainians prepare for winter amid Russian strikes on power plants By Justin Spike, Associated Press As temperatures drop below freezing in eastern Ukraine, those who haven’t already fled from the heavy fighting and months of Russian occupation are now facing a brutal winter. Continue reading