Apr 05 Watch 9:45 U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield on the atrocities uncovered in Ukraine The atrocities apparently committed by Russia in Ukraine echoed in the halls of the United Nations Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a condemnation of the world body, and the UN Security Council in particular, where Russia sits as a… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 8:49 Hundreds of thousands of stateless people are living in legal limbo in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Conflicts, wars, and other geopolitical crises around the world have left millions of people without a country. They are called “the stateless," and their plight is finally being recognized by the Biden administration. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Apr 05 West Africa experiencing worst food crisis in decade, aid groups say By Carley Petesch, Associated Press Since 2015 the number of people in need of emergency food assistance has nearly quadrupled from 7 million to 27 million in West African nations. Continue reading
Apr 05 Kuwait’s government resigns for a third time in recent period as political crisis intensifies By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Kuwait's government has resigned, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty. It marks Kuwait's third collective government resignation in the past year and a half. Continue reading
Apr 05 At U.N. Security Council meeting, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. Continue reading
Apr 05 Charles Darwin’s notebooks, missing for 20 years, returned to library By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Two of naturalist Charles Darwin's notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University have been returned, two decades after they disappeared. Continue reading
Apr 05 E.U. proposes banning Russian coal imports after ‘heinous crimes’ near Kyiv By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union's executive branch has proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first sanctions targeting the country's lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 05 ‘Extremely grim’ COVID outbreak prompts Shanghai to extend lockdown By Associated Press A city official says the COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining 26 million people to their homes. Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes in Bucha during U.N. Security Council meeting By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:40 Russian withdrawal from Bucha exposes atrocities against Ukrainian civilians By Simon Ostrovsky, Yegor Troyanovsky Global outrage grew Monday as more horrific revelations surfaced from Bucha, Ukraine outside Kyiv. Hundreds of Ukrainians died there, many clearly executed by Russian troops as they retreated last week. Meantime, the U.S. says Russians are shifting their military focus… Continue watching