Mar 07 Watch 4:39 How sanctions are impacting Russia’s energy sector By Ryan Chilcote, Morgan Till With the price of crude oil and natural gas reaching near-record levels and the possibility of more sanctions we take a closer look at Russia's energy sector and a wider view of what is happening on the ground. NewsHour Special… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 10:42 What a no-fly zone over Ukraine would mean for the U.S. and NATO By PBS NewsHour There have been growing calls in recent days for the United States and NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated the plea on Monday, but what is a no-fly zone and how would it work?… Continue watching
Mar 07 After 20 years at Guantanamo, Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani transferred out of detention facility back to Saudi Arabia By Ben Fox, Associated Press A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 2:27 In bunkers and at evacuation points, music uplifts a nation under siege By William Brangham In the midst of so much chaos and destruction in Ukraine, the sound of music has the power to bring light to darkness. William Brangham has this look at the voices and melodies uplifting a nation under siege. Continue watching
Mar 07 Moderna greenlights new vaccine facility in Kenya, its first in Africa By Associated Press Moderna says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government for the drugmaker's first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa. Continue reading
Mar 07 Wall Street tumbles after oil prices hit $130 per barrel By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks are tumbling on Wall Street Monday as another big leap for oil prices threatens to squeeze inflation's grip on the global economy. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing amid Russian attack on Ukraine By Associated Press Kirby said U.S. military officials believe a lack of Russian progress in Ukraine's northern and eastern regions is leading Moscow to carry out more long range strikes, with mounting civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: United Nations Security Council holds meeting as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission. Continue reading
Mar 07 French Foreign Minister Le Drian criticizes Russia’s corridor offer as ‘trap’ for Ukraine By Associated Press French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian referred to Russia’s tactic of bombing and then offering humanitarian corridors in the past, citing Aleppo in Syria and Grozny, in Chechnya. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: Blinken holds joint news briefing with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In the Latvian capital of Riga, Blinken said the Baltics have “formed a democratic wall that now stands against the tide of autocracy” that Russia is pushing in Europe. Continue reading