Mar 22 Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb as battle for Mariupol rages By Nebi Qena, Cara Anna, Associated Press Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv on Tuesday, and black smoke rose from a spot in the north. Continue reading
Mar 22 Norway’s king tests positive for COVID, has mild symptoms By Associated Press The royal household said in a brief statement Tuesday that Harald will take a break from his duties for a few days and that his son and heir Crown Prince Haakon would take them over for now. Continue reading
Mar 22 Navalny sentenced to 9 years in prison by Russian court By Associated Press A judge also ruled Tuesday that Navalny would have to pay a fine of 1.2 million rubles (about $11,500). Continue reading
Mar 22 What we know about the China Eastern plane crash By Associated Press One day after the China Eastern Airlines flight plunged from the sky, there are more questions than answers. Continue reading
Mar 22 Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash By Dake Kang, Ng Han Guan, Associated Press Video clips show small pieces of the plane and exposed earth where the plane crashed, but no survivors have been found. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 4:58 Millions displaced in Ukraine amid Russia’s punishing assaults on cities By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox Russian troops have been shelling Kyiv for almost four weeks now as the key port city of Odessa came under attack for the first time. This as the U.N. estimates more than a quarter of the country's residents have now… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:06 Ukrainian forces reject surrendering Mariupol as residents remain ‘desperate and deprived’ By Nick Schifrin Ukraine refused again on Monday to surrender the industrial port city of Mariupol. The Russians have besieged the city and offered safe passage for hundreds of thousands of residents who have been trapped for weeks without food, water or power. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 8:39 Poland’s ambassador to the U.S. on war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis One neighboring country that shares a 300-mile border with Ukraine is Poland. Poland has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees over the past three weeks and is also providing military assistance to Ukraine. So how does this frontline country… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:49 Dozens presumed dead in China’s worst aviation disaster in nearly a decade By William Brangham, Miles O'Brien Search teams worked into the night in southern China after a domestic flight crashed with 132 people on board and no signs of survivors. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it dove to the ground. It… Continue watching
Mar 21 Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram over ‘extremism’ charges By Associated Press Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the military action in Ukraine. Continue reading