Mar 16 Talking to kids about nuclear tensions? Experts advise telling the truth By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Questions about nuclear weapons can sometimes make this moment feel reminiscent of growing up during the Cold War. Experts and parents recommend speaking simply with younger kids who ask questions but avoiding detailed discussions of scary topics. Continue reading
Mar 16 Tsunami alert issued after 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s north coast By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. Continue reading
Mar 16 Iran to free British-Iranian woman detained for years, U.K. lawmaker says By Danica Kirka, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A British lawmaker says that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran for nearly six years, is at Tehran's airport preparing to leave the country. Continue reading
Mar 16 Amid constant battering of Kyiv, Ukraine and Russia both hopeful about talks By Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Russia’s military forces are blasting Ukraine’s capital region and other major cities as they try to crush a Ukrainian defense that has frustrated their progress nearly three weeks after invading. Continue reading
Mar 16 European human rights council expels Russia over Ukrainian war By Associated Press The Council of Europe has expelled Russia from the continent's foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over its invasion and war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 4:30 Russia escalates bombardment of Kyiv as civilian casualties mount By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub, Ali Rogin Targeted attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv intensified Tuesday on the 20th day of Russia's invasion. The mayor of Kyiv declared a daylight curfew to extend into Thursday, as talks between Russia and Ukraine continued. And the leaders of three… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 5:09 Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians remain trapped in Mariupol amid Russian siege By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda While Russian troops push closer to Kyiv, they are making the most progress in southern Ukraine. Moscow claimed to have seized all the area around the city of Kherson and continued to starve and strangle the city of Mariupol on… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 4:01 Russians protest fighting in Ukraine as Moscow asks China for military assistance By Ryan Chilcote As some Russians protest the conflict in Ukraine a former senior Kremlin official has criticized the operations there. This comes after an employee of Russian state television on Monday interrupted a live newscast to demonstrate against the fighting and amid… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 9:26 Former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Russian motives and Ukrainian resistance Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch burst into national headlines in 2019 during then-President Donald Trump's first impeachment, one of the topics she explores in her new book, "Lessons from the Edge." Judy Woodruff spoke with Yovanovitch to discuss… Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: State Department criticizes Russia’s crackdown on journalists amid ongoing attacks on Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. State Department blasted Russia's crackdown on protesters and journalists, saying 15,000 Russians have been detained by authorities for expressing their opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading