Apr 12 WATCH: Secretary Blinken meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees over efforts to help refugees By Associated Press The refugee crisis created by the Ukraine Russia war was top of the agenda during a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 12 In Bucha, children face the horror of Russia’s invasion By Cara Anna, Associated Press Bucha witnessed some of the ghastliest scenes of Russia’s invasion, and almost no children have been seen in its silent streets. Continue reading
Apr 12 Ukraine investigates claim that phosphorus munitions were dropped in Mariupol By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Associated Press Ukraine is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war. Continue reading
Apr 12 After strict two-week lockdown, Shanghai eases restrictions for some residents By Joe McDonald, Associated Press About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but some must stay in their own neighborhoods, the online news outlet The Paper reported, citing city officials. The government said some markets and pharmacies would reopen. Continue reading
Apr 12 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined for breaking COVID lockdown rules By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office says he will be fined by police for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Blinken, Austin hold meeting with Indian counterparts to discuss war in Ukraine, approach to Russia By Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a morning in-person meeting with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also met met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 6:58 Russia readies for major assault on eastern Ukraine, beginning ‘second chapter’ of war By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The Russian military is beginning to refocus its assault on eastern Ukraine as Vladimir Putin named an overall military commander for the war, one with a brutal resume of killing civilians and inflicting destruction in Syria. Michael Kofman, senior fellow… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 5:39 Residents outside Kyiv process the horrors of Russian occupation By Simon Ostrovsky, Morgan Till, Volodymyr Solohub The widespread destruction wrought by Russia across Ukraine is astonishing, with whole towns flattened and large swaths of cities sacked. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and videographer Yegor Troyanovsky found twin towns where the visible damage was more limited, but the… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 7:20 UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi discusses the mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing war The war has driven millions from their homes in Ukraine. More than 4.5 million have left their nation for eastern Europe and beyond, and a further 7 million are displaced within Ukraine. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi… Continue watching
Apr 11 Over 10,000 civilians killed in Mariupol siege, mayor says By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Cara Anna, Associated Press The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and that the full death toll could surpass twice that number. Continue reading