Mar 10 British sanctions on Roman Abramovich leads to restrictions on Chelsea Football Club By Rob Harris, Associated Press Unprecedented restrictions have been placed on Chelsea’s ability to operate by the British government after owner Roman Abramovich is targeted in sanctions. Continue reading
Mar 10 Under Russian siege and heavy shelling, Ukraine's Mariupol city uses mass grave By Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press With bodies piling up in Russia's nine-day siege of Mariupol, the port city of 430,000 in southeastern Ukraine, local authorities are hurrying to bury the dead in a mass grave. Continue reading
Mar 10 WATCH: VP Harris addresses possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine with Poland's President Duda By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital. Continue reading
Mar 10 Deadly Russian attack on Ukrainian hospital draws outrage as peace talks stall By Evgeniy Maloletka, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people drew outrage, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime. Continue reading
Mar 10 WATCH: Senate Energy committee holds hearing on 'use of energy as a tool and a weapon' By Associated Press On Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the escalating war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 10 Vice President Harris endorses call for war crimes probe of Russia over invasion of Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital. Continue reading
Mar 10 Tips for helping young people cope with news about Ukraine and Russia By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang As the Russian invasion of Ukraine plays out in real time across news and social media, many parents and teachers are looking for guidance about how to talk to their young people about the crisis in Ukraine and how they… Continue reading
Mar 10 U.S. House approves Russia oil import ban bill By Associated Press The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the escalating war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 09 Sheltering from bombs, Ukraine's 'cellar violinist' plays to lift spirits By Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the accomplished violinist playing in a basement bomb shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have inspired an international audience via social media. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 8:44 Russian shelling of civilian targets causes day of carnage across Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Karl Bostic, Alexis Cox Russian bombing on Wednesday struck a maternity hospital, sending patients and new and expectant mothers fleeing. The attack came as Russia increased strikes against civilian targets and as evacuations from Ukraine became more desperate. More than two million Ukrainians have… Continue watching