USS Gerald R. Ford to train with NATO nations amid Russia-Ukraine war
The USS Ford is the first of the Navy’s new Ford class of aircraft carriers.
Pope Francis implores Putin to 'stop this spiral of violence and death' in Ukraine
Pope Francis uttered his strongest plea yet about the seven-month-old war in Ukraine, which he denounced as an “error and a horror.”
Russia accused of 'kidnapping' head of Europe's largest nuclear plant
The alleged kidnapping apparently took place shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated his war in Ukraine and pushed it into a new, dangerous phase.
US hits Russia with more sanctions after Kremlin annexes Ukrainian territory
Putin warned that Russia would never give up the absorbed regions and would protect them as part of its sovereign territory.
Putin signs treaties annexing Ukraine regions, defying international law
The signing represents a sharp escalation in the seven-month conflict in Ukraine, and it comes after a Russian strike killed 25 people in Ukraine.
Russian attack kills 25 as Kremlin seeks to annex Ukraine regions
The attacks come as Moscow prepares Friday to add four occupied regions. The Kremlin paved the way for the land grabs with “votes,” sometimes at gunpoint, that Ukraine and its Western allies consider a sham.
Hundreds of children from Ukraine stranded in Russian summer camps
The children are ages 9 through 16 and are stranded nearly 600 miles from home. Parents who sent their kids to the camps are now desperately trying to get them back.
NATO believes damage to natural gas pipelines in Baltic Sea were sabotage
NATO believes that damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea is the result of sabotage.
Americans urged to leave Russia ‘immediately,’ U.S. Embassy warns
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued another security alert for Americans in Russia, warning them to depart “immediately while limited commercial travel options remain.”
Officials: 98,000 Russians cross into Kazakhstan to avoid call-up to fight in Ukraine
People with and without military experience are reportedly being recruited to participate in the ongoing war. Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization of reservists to join the fight.
Russian soldiers who desert posts now face 10 years in prison after troop callup
Vladimir Putin signed a hastily approved bill that toughens the punishment for soldiers who disobey officers’ orders, desert or surrender to the enemy.
Ukraine's Mariupol steel plant defenders, Putin ally exchanged in prisoner swap
Zelenskyy said 215 Ukrainian and foreign citizens were freed as part of the deal, with the help of Turkish and Saudi mediation efforts.
2 US military vets captured in Ukraine released by Russian-backed forces
Relatives say two U.S. military veterans who were captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces are among 10 people released by Russian-backed separatists in a prisoner exchange.
Russians rush to leave country after Putin's partial military reservist call-up
Large numbers of Russians have rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the war in Ukraine.
Biden accuses Putin of violating United Nations charter with 'brutal, needless' war
The crux of President Biden's visit to the U.N. is a full-throated condemnation of Russia as its brutal war nears the seven-month mark.
Putin sets partial military call-up in Russia, makes veiled threats on nukes
The total number of reservists to be called up in Russia could be as high as 300,000.
UN chief warns world is 'paralyzed,' equity slipping away at General Assembly
During the 2022 General Assembly, the U.N. chief warned nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren’t ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity's future.
Russian missile almost strikes nuclear plant, Ukraine says
Officials say the impact of the strike didn’t affect the plant's reactors but caused an explosion that broke dozens of windows on buildings in the complex and forced a power plant to shut down briefly.
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Ukraine, unveils $2B in US military aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv and unveiling more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.