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Finland Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

Finland Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

Finland announced Thursday a $169 million aid package for Ukraine that includes three Leopard 2 tanks. Finland’s defense ministry said...

Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia

Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Washington is seeking to strengthen sanctions against Russia and called for more...

Calm Returns to Poland-Ukraine Border Prepared for New Wave of Refugees

Calm Returns to Poland-Ukraine Border Prepared for New Wave of Refugees

As Russian tanks rolled into eastern Ukraine a year ago, millions of Ukrainians fled to Poland. Many came by foot...

US Rescuers Home After Searching for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey

US Rescuers Home After Searching for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey

A U.S.-based search-and-rescue team is back home, having deployed to Turkey after the country suffered devastating earthquakes earlier this month....

Tens of Thousands of Ukrainian Children Bear Tragedy of War

Tens of Thousands of Ukrainian Children Bear Tragedy of War

Vitaly Antyshchuk was a Ukrainian soldier who died in a Russian missile strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in May. He left behind his wife, Yulia, and their 6-year-old...

Rohingya Doctoral Candidate Helps Earthquake Victims in Turkey

Rohingya Doctoral Candidate Helps Earthquake Victims in Turkey

Residents along the Turkey-Syria border were just beginning to return home to inspect the damage from the massive Feb. 6...

At UN, Former Ukrainian POWs Appeal for Justice

At UN, Former Ukrainian POWs Appeal for Justice

Ukrainian marine Artem Dyblenko spent more than four months as a Russian prisoner of war. On Wednesday, he appealed to...

Three Reasons Most Analysts Were Wrong on War in Ukraine

Three Reasons Most Analysts Were Wrong on War in Ukraine

During his unannounced trip to Kyiv this week, President Joe Biden spoke admiringly about the resilience of Ukraine’s state and...

NATO Chief Sees ‘Some Signs’ China Could Back Russia’s War

NATO Chief Sees ‘Some Signs’ China Could Back Russia’s War

NATO’s chief said Wednesday that the military alliance has seen “some signs” that China may be planning to support Russia...

Ex-IS Bride Loses Appeal to Have Her UK Citizenship Restored

Ex-IS Bride Loses Appeal to Have Her UK Citizenship Restored

A British woman whose U.K. citizenship was revoked after she traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic...

Russian Disinformation Campaigns Targeting Developing Countries

Russian Disinformation Campaigns Targeting Developing Countries

Russian narratives calling the invasion of Ukraine a “special military operation” are being heard in some countries, thanks to a...

Russia, China Forge Closer Ties

Russia, China Forge Closer Ties

Russia and China forged closer ties Wednesday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying relations between the two countries had reached...

Poland Braced for More Refugees, as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine

Poland Braced for More Refugees, as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine

Millions of Ukrainians fled into Poland in the first months of Russia’s invasion. A year on, the chaotic scenes at...

Poland Braces for More Refugees as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine

Poland Braces for More Refugees as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine

Poland is braced for a spike in the number of refugees arriving from Ukraine, as fighting intensifies in the east...

The Last Train to Germany: A Free Lifeline for Ukraine’s Refugees

The Last Train to Germany: A Free Lifeline for Ukraine’s Refugees

The 10:30 p.m. special night service to Germany waits at the platform of Przemysl station, its dim lights barely visible...

UNESCO Conference Tackles Disinformation, Hate Speech 

UNESCO Conference Tackles Disinformation, Hate Speech 

Participants at a global U.N. conference in France’s capital on Wednesday urged the international community to find better safeguards against...

Pope Francis Highlights ‘Sad Anniversary’ of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion

Pope Francis Highlights ‘Sad Anniversary’ of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion

Pope Francis Wednesday noted what he called the “sad anniversary” of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  Speaking during his weekly...

Biden to Meet with NATO Eastern Flank Leaders

Biden to Meet with NATO Eastern Flank Leaders

U.S. President Joe Biden meets Wednesday with leaders from NATO’s eastern flank to show support for their security.  The so-called...

Calculating the Economic Toll From Turkey’s Massive Earthquakes

Calculating the Economic Toll From Turkey’s Massive Earthquakes

As Turkey continues to mourn the tragic loss of human life caused by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes two weeks ago,...

Calls Grow for Tribunal for Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’

Calls Grow for Tribunal for Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’

In December, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summoned his ambassadors from around the world to discuss his foreign policy priorities for...

Russia Closing In on Fiercely Contested City in Ukraine

Russia Closing In on Fiercely Contested City in Ukraine

As both Ukraine and Russia step up military force in Eastern Ukraine, Russia appears to be close to surrounding Bakhmut,...

What Joint Drills With South African, Russian Navies Mean for China  

What Joint Drills With South African, Russian Navies Mean for China  

South Africa is under fire for hosting joint naval exercises with Russia during the one-year anniversary of the invasion of...