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Russia launches rescue ship to International Space Station after ship springs a leak

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Russia has launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride sprang a dangerous leak at the International Space Station.

Workers continue to dig in search for 47 missing at China mine

By Ng Han Guan, Associated Press

Work crews trying to find 47 people missing after an open-pit mine collapse in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides.

Tensions around Ukraine invasion flare at G-20 finance meetings in India

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Geopolitics affected the atmosphere, if not the agenda at the meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies in the technology hub of Bengaluru.

Israeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank, officials say

By Associated Press

Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, in what officials describe as the latest incident in a wave of settler violence.

U.S. commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid on anniversary of war in Ukraine

The Pentagon is announcing a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine. It's marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into…

Nigeria is set to elect a new leader, but a cash shortage could make oversight tougher

By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Voters in Nigeria are electing a new leader Saturday, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles — the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash.

WATCH: Blinken speaks at U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department announced late Thursday that Blinken would travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before going to India for a meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing countries, including China and Russia.

U.S. to sanction Russian companies and individuals a year after invasion of Ukraine

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The action, taken in coordination with Group of Seven allies, seeks to punish 250 people and firms, puts financial blocks on banks, arms dealers and technology companies tied to weapons production.

Ukraine pledges victory in 2023 upon anniversary of Russian invasion

By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

It was Ukraine's "longest day," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, but the country's dogged resistance a year on has proven that "every tomorrow is worth fighting for.”…

China calls for cease-fire in Ukraine, peace talks

By Associated Press

China has claimed to be neutral in the conflict, but it has a "no limits" relationship with Russia and has refused to criticize its invasion of Ukraine over even refer to it as such.