Feb 24 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 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… Continue reading
Feb 24 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 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.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 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. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:18 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State on where Russia's war on Ukraine stands one year later By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Friday is the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One year on, after tens of thousands of lives lost, strong Ukrainian resistance and the U.S.-led coalition funneling billions in aid to Ukraine, where does the war stand? Amna… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:08 Ukraine's fight against Russia forges new levels of national unity a year into war By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub Ukrainians' loyalties have sometimes been described as divided between those who speak Russian and Ukrainian, between those who want to maintain historical ties with Moscow and those who see a future in the EU and NATO. But a year after… Continue watching