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Around the world in 155 days: Teen lands in Belgium, setting record for youngest solo flight by a woman

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.

Pope Benedict XVI implicated in report on sexual abuse in German diocese

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

WATCH: Secretary Blinken gives remarks on tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that there would be a "swift, severe" response from the United States and its allies if Russia sends military forces into Ukraine.

As tensions rise at Ukraine border, U.S. leaders disagree on sanctioning Russia

By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin, Layla Quran

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine Wednesday to meet with the country's president and high command, as more than 100,000 Russian troops remain deployed on Ukraine's borders. Nick Schifrin begins the report, and Judy Woodruff has a conversation…

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Over 80,000 impacted by Tongan volcano; 3 smaller islands suffer serious damage, officials say

By Moussa Moussa, David Rising, Associated Press

Three of Tonga's smaller islands have suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross say, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago…

Russian-led security troops leave Kazakhstan as president fires defense minister

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The Russian Defense Ministry says all the troops deployed to Kazakhstan by a Russia-led security alliance to help quell violent unrest have left the former Soviet nation.

U.N. secretary general says Ethiopia is working toward peace in Tigray

By Associated Press

The United Nations secretary-general says he is delighted to hear "there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace" in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war.

U.S. diplomats meet with pro-democracy activists in Sudan

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Two senior U.S. diplomats are in Sudan to try and help find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the African country triggered by an October military coup.

Russia says it will take nothing less than a NATO expansion ban in Ukraine talks

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia has maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine.

Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

By María Verza, Associated Press

In September, Mexico's Supreme Court issued a decision that effectively decriminalized abortion in the heavily Catholic nation. That same month, the most restrictive abortion law in the United States went into effect in Texas.