Mar 31 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin 'not comfortable' with lack of action against sexual assault, says spokesperson By Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is "not comfortable" with the efforts so far to confront sexual assault or harassment in the military, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a news briefing on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Ukraine power company says Russians are leaving Chernobyl site after radiation exposure By Nebi Qena, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The site operator says the exit comes after soldiers got "significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site. Continue reading
Mar 31 As ruble rebounds, some question impact of sanctions against Russia By Ken Sweet, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 31 Convoy of buses on way to besieged Mariupol in effort to evacuate Ukrainian city By Nebi Qena, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press A convoy of buses is headed to Mariupol in another attempt to evacuate people from the besieged port city. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:08 Russian strikes rock Ukrainian cities despite pledge to ease attacks By Ali Rogin, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Claire Mufson A day after Russia vowed to draw down some troops around Kyiv, there's been no let-up in the bombardment across Ukraine. The U.S. said Russia began repositioning some forces arrayed around the capital, but is expected to redeploy them elsewhere. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:26 Civilians endure intense suffering as Russian shelling reduces Kharkiv to 'a smoking ruin' By Jack Hewson, Ed Ram, Dmitri Frantsev Kharkiv near the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine is majority ethnic-Russian and the nation's second-largest city. Now, many of its people have fled thunderous Russian airstrikes and artillery that have reduced this Ukrainian center of culture, learning and industry to… Continue watching
Mar 30 Blinken urges Algeria to reconsider ties with Russia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press After meeting with top Algerian officials on Wednesday, Blinken said the Ukraine conflict should cause all countries to re-evaluate relations with Russia and express support for the territorial integrity of other states. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Pentagon believes Putin is misinformed by advisers on Ukraine invasion By Associated Press Defense department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that the U.S. believes Russian President Putin may not be getting the full picture from his advisers about how his troops are performing in the war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 30 Ukraine refugee total exceeds worst-case U.N. estimate By Bassam Hatoum, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country. Continue reading
Mar 30 Russia shells areas near Kyiv, hours after it promised to reduce military operations By Nebi Qena, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian officials say Russian forces pounded areas around Ukraine's capital and another city overnight. Continue reading