Oct 06 WATCH: Activists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize By Hanna Arhirova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2022 prize to imprisoned Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin whose invasion of Ukraine has… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:51 Ukrainian forces continue counteroffensive as Putin lays false claim to more land By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The war in Ukraine is grinding towards winter more than seven months after Russia invaded. Even as Vladimir Putin lays false claim to more Ukrainian land, Ukraine's forces continue their counteroffensive across the east and south. But the cost in… Continue watching
Oct 06 Russia hits Ukraine apartments with missiles, detains refugees at border By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russian missile attacks have hit apartments in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least seven people, with at least five other missing. Continue reading
Oct 06 Russia calls for UN to secretly vote on condemnation of Ukraine annexation By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Russia is calling for a secret ballot vote next week on a Western-backed resolution that would condemn its proclaimed annexation of part of four Ukrainian regions. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Pentagon speaks on U.S. raid in Syria, North Korea tensions By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is expected to hold a news briefing on Thursday, a day after the U.S. announced its providing an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: U.S. stands with people of Thailand after daycare shooting, State Department says By Associated Press The Biden administration offered its condolences to the people and government of Thailand after a former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers. Continue reading
Oct 06 Russian missiles hit apartment block in Ukrainian city near nuclear plant, local leaders say By Adam Schreck, Associated Press A regional leader says Russia launched two missile attacks that hit apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, killing three people and wounding at least 12 in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: OPEC drastically cuts oil production to boost sagging prices In our news wrap Wednesday, OPEC is drastically cutting oil production by two million barrels a day to boost sagging prices, Russian President Putin signed documents today to annex four regions of Ukraine as the Russian military is losing its… Continue watching
Oct 05 EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union countries agreed Wednesday to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions after Moscow illegally annexed four regions in Ukraine amid its monthslong war, EU officials said. Continue reading
Oct 05 Prolonged drought brings famine and fear to Somalia By Cara Anna, Associated Press Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember. More than 1 million have fled. A rare famine declaration could be made within weeks. Climate change and fallout from the war in Ukraine are in part… Continue reading