Mar 01 Ukrainian official says military may pull troops from Bakhmut By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukraine's military may decide to pull troops back from the key eastern stronghold of Bakhmut after a bloody, months-long Russian offensive to capture the city. Continue reading
Feb 28 Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16, injures at least 85 By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash during the night near Tempe, some 235 miles north of Athens. Continue reading
Feb 28 Blinken warns Central Asian nations of dangers from war in Ukraine By Associated Press The Biden administration is pledging to support the independence of the five Central Asian nations, in a not-so-subtle warning to the former Soviet states that Russia's value as a partner has been badly compromised by its year-old war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: White House bans TikTok from government-issued devices In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House gave federal agencies 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices citing security concerns, a Ukrainian commander says Russian forces are trying to encircle Bakhmut, Ukraine has received over $100 billion… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 9:20 Ukrainians in Bucha reflect on horrors and brutality suffered at hands of Russian forces By Simon Ostrovsky, Yegor Troyanovsky, Zeba Warsi Some of the starkest images of Russian brutality in Ukraine emerged from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha last year. Ukrainian officials say 1,700 people were killed and 9,000 war crimes were committed there. With the support of the Pulitzer Center,… Continue watching
Feb 28 Pakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis. Continue reading
Feb 28 UN report says uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent found in Iran By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog have found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent in Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Pentagon reports no evidence of weapons lost to fraud in Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press The Pentagon's inspector general says his office has found no evidence yet that any of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted into the wrong hands. Continue reading
Feb 28 Iran investigating suspected poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press For months, hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms, with some ending up weakened on hospital beds. Continue reading
Feb 28 Belarusian president to meet with China's Xi Jinping amid Ukraine tensions By Associated Press Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit. Continue reading