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United Nations demands Russia reverse 'illegal' annexations of Ukraine regions

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions.

Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia's war in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."…

U.S. to pull visas of Haitian officials involved with criminal organizations, send humanitarian assistance

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Senior U.S. officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations.

Here are this year's 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year.

Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas

By Krista Larson, Associated Press

European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine.

477 pilot whales die, beached on remote New Zealand beaches

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.

Protests and marches worldwide bring together Iranians living abroad

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country.

WATCH: U.S. military officials say Ukraine has asked Western partners for air defense aid

By Associated Press

The request comes in light of Moscow's barrage of long-range strikes launched on major Ukrainian cities on Monday which killed 19 people.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant loses external power again

By Adam Schreck, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine's state nuclear operator says Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant to lose all external power for the second time in five days.

Haiti's request for troops resurrects troubled history of foreign interventions

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Fuel, water and other basic supplies have dwindled nearly a month after one of Haiti's most powerful gangs blocked access to a fuel terminal holding millions of gallons of gasoline and diesel.