Ukraine

WATCH: House holds hearing on defense intelligence priorities and reforms

By News Desk

Washington Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the committee, cited multiple international security threats, particularly Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to highlight the importance of a well-prepared intelligence community.

WATCH: Biden to ‘assess’ where China’s Xi stands in phone call, says Psaki

By Associated Press

Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia's war against Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a news briefing on Thursday.

WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says targeting civilians in Ukraine is a war crime

By News Desk

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. officials are in the process of evaluating and documenting potential war crimes committed by Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Russian court extends WNBA’s Brittney Griner arrest until May, says report

By News Desk

Russian state news agency Tass says a Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.

In Gaza, Palestinians with Ukraine ties watching with empathy as Russian attack continues

By Fares Akram, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Gaza's al-Astal family is watching the war in Ukraine with special interest. They are among dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families in Gaza who have experienced war firsthand and are now coping with another one from afar.

Ukraine rescuers work to free hundreds trapped in Mariupol theatre by airstrike

By News Desk

Ukrainian authorities are working to rescue several hundred people who had been sheltering in a theater torn apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Zelensky implores Congress to increase aid as ‘scenes of horror’ continue across Ukraine

By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox

As President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday and asked for more aid President Biden called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" for the assault on Ukraine. This as civilians continue to bear the brunt of the fighting, especially in Ukraine's south. Now…

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Sen. Mitch McConnell on Russia’s invasion: ‘The Ukrainians need help, they need it now’

Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday, pleading for President Biden and lawmakers to send his country more weapons and support to aid in their fight against Russia's invasion. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Biden's…

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The UN court orders Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine

By Molly Quell, Associated Press

The United Nations’ top court has ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine, granting measures requested by Kyiv, although many are skeptical that Russia will comply.

U.N. raises $1.3 billion for Yemen, less than a third requested, in effort shadowed by Ukraine war

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The U.N. had set out to raise $4.27 billion, but ended up on Wednesday with less than a third of that for the world's worst humanitarian disaster and the Arab world's poorest country.