Feb 20 U.S. claims Russia has ordered final preparations for invasion By Jim Heintz, Zeke Miller, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russia another step closer to launching what they said was the planned invasion of… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 3:59 Russian tanks move closer to Ukraine border By PBS NewsHour While Ukraine has called for a ceasefire, Russia has extended military exercises in Belarus as tensions over a possible war remain high. U.S. intelligence and NATO countries say 150,000 Russian troops are stationed along Ukraine’s border. NPR’s Frank Langfitt joins… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:39 ‘A great equalizer:’ What the sea taught Bill Pinkney about life and success By Mike Cerre Bill Pinkney is the first African American to sail solo around the world via the Capes. One of the goals of his voyage was to inspire and educate children. Last year, he was honored with a lifetime achievement award from… Continue watching
Feb 20 Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The polls will indicate whether riding the crest of the yearlong protests that forced Modi to make a rare retreat and repel the farm laws could be enough to prevent his party from making inroads in a state considered the “grain bowl”… Continue reading
Feb 20 Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The diagnosis prompted concern and get-well wishes from across Britain's political spectrum for the famously stoic 95-year-old. Continue reading
Feb 20 After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics? By Eddie Pells, Associated Press As the IOC pulls up stakes from Beijing, it has 29 months to hit the reset button and hope for a different, COVID-free and much better vibe when the Summer Games go to Paris. Before he got out of town,… Continue reading
Feb 20 UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate By Jill Lawless, Associated Press People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled… Continue reading
Feb 19 Panel denies US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals By Eddie Pells, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters,… Continue reading
Feb 19 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar By Jim Heintz, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Pro-Russia separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday while Western leaders made increasingly dire warnings that a Russia invasion of its neighbor appeared imminent. Continue reading
Feb 19 Canada police clear Parliament street in bid to end siege By Rob Gillies, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press Police aggressively pushed back protesters in Canada’s besieged capital on Saturday, seizing control of trucks and clearing the streets in front of Parliament, the heart of the protests. Scores of trucks left under the increasing pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for… Continue reading