Nov 28 U.S. says Russia abruptly postponed resumption of arms control talks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration says Russia has abruptly postponed the scheduled resumption of arms control talks this week. Continue reading
Nov 28 Biden boosts U.S. effort to combat sexual violence in war zones By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Joe Biden is strengthening U.S. policy aimed at stemming sexual violence in war conflict zones. Continue reading
Nov 28 Ukraine preparing for more Russian strikes, considering more evacuations of Kyiv By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukraine is preparing for more Russian strikes and has warned of the possibility of a new round of evacuations from the capital. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: 2 new COVID subvariants driving majority of U.S. cases In our news wrap Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called attention to two new subvariants of COVID-19 that now represent more than half of all U.S. cases, protestors in Shanghai clashed with police over China's restrictive COVID lockdowns, intense Russian shelling… Continue watching
Nov 27 Ukraine struggles to restore utilities amid Russian artillery strikes, as winter looms By Sam Mednick, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Russian forces struck eastern and southern Ukraine early Sunday as utility crews scrambled to restore power, water and heating with the onset of snow and frigid temperatures, while civilians continued to leave the southern city of Kherson because of the… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Ukraine hosts food security summit in Kyiv By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, European leaders arrived in Ukraine for a food security summit as the country’s power grid slowly comes back online, heavy rains caused deadly landslides across the Italian island of Ischia, China eased some COVID lockdown… Continue watching
Nov 26 Civilians leave Kherson amid intense Russian shelling of freed city By Sam Mednick, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Fleeing shelling, hundreds of civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier. Continue reading
Nov 25 Russia escalates missile attacks on recaptured Ukrainian city By Sam Mednick, Associated Press A barrage of missiles struck the recently liberated city of Kherson for the second day Friday in a marked escalation of attacks since Russia withdrew from the city two weeks ago following an eight-month occupation. Continue reading
Nov 25 European officials rush to help Ukrainians keep heat and lights on By John Leicester, Associated Press European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military’s efforts to turn off the heat and lights. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 4:59 News Wrap: Russian lawmakers expand restrictions on promoting LGBTQ rights In our news wrap Thursday, Russian lawmakers approved new restrictions on anything seen as promoting LGBTQ rights, the U.N.'s Human Rights Council condemned Iran’s violent repression of protests as activists say more than 400 people have been killed and thousands… Continue watching