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War in Ukraine Expected to Trigger Higher Fuel Prices

War in Ukraine Expected to Trigger Higher Fuel Prices

As Russia moves troops into the Donbas region of Ukraine, experts warn that the prospect of a shooting war erupting...

Zelenskyy Under Pressure to Mobilize Ukrainians, Start Serious Defense Planning  

Zelenskyy Under Pressure to Mobilize Ukrainians, Start Serious Defense Planning  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called up army reservists and ordered military exercises for volunteers in newly created territorial defense...

US Announces Steps to Bolster Critical Mineral Supply Chain US China Materials

US Announces Steps to Bolster Critical Mineral Supply Chain US China Materials

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday actions taken by the federal government and private industry that it says will bolster...

Russia Extends Drills in Belarus – What Does It Mean?

Russia Extends Drills in Belarus – What Does It Mean?

With Russia announcing it will continue its military drills with Belarus, many observers believe it is just another step by...

How Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Damaged Children

How Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Damaged Children

The psycho-social wellbeing of an entire generation of Ukrainian children is at risk from war in the country’s eastern Donbas...

Biden Sanctions Russia After ‘Beginning of Invasion’ of Ukraine

Biden Sanctions Russia After ‘Beginning of Invasion’ of Ukraine

President Joe Biden cut off Russia from Western financing and placed sanctions on large Russian banks in response to what...

Reporter’s Notebook: The 56 Minutes That Shook Ukraine 

Reporter’s Notebook: The 56 Minutes That Shook Ukraine 

Monday nights in any city — even the liveliest — can be quiet, but on this Monday evening, Kyiv was...

Greek Authorities Suspend Search for 10 Missing in Ferry Fire

Greek Authorities Suspend Search for 10 Missing in Ferry Fire

Greek authorities have suspended the search for 10 people missing in a ferry fire near Greece. The vessel is being...

Standoff Ends at Amsterdam Apple Store; Hostage Safe

Standoff Ends at Amsterdam Apple Store; Hostage Safe

An hourslong hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam ended late Tuesday with police in a car driving into...

Biden Cuts Off Russia from International Financing Over Ukraine Action

Biden Cuts Off Russia from International Financing Over Ukraine Action

U.S. President Joe Biden cut off the Russian government from international financing on Tuesday and imposed sanctions on two large...

Ukrainian President Drafts Reservists, Rules Out General Mobilization for Now

Ukrainian President Drafts Reservists, Rules Out General Mobilization for Now

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said he is conscripting reservists for a special period but ruled out a general mobilization...

EXPLAINER: What is the Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline?

EXPLAINER: What is the Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline?

Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline project designed to double the flow of...

Erdogan Criticizes Moscow over Ukraine, at Great Risk

Erdogan Criticizes Moscow over Ukraine, at Great Risk

Despite his country’s recently warming ties with Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Moscow’s decision to recognize the...

Police in Central African Republic Arrest 4 French Soldiers 

Police in Central African Republic Arrest 4 French Soldiers 

Police in the Central African Republic have detained four French soldiers who are with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in...

Pakistan’s PM Urges Peaceful End to Ukraine Crisis Ahead of Visit to Russia

Pakistan’s PM Urges Peaceful End to Ukraine Crisis Ahead of Visit to Russia

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to travel to Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, as...

China and Russia Vowed Closer Ties, Ukraine is Challenging That 

China and Russia Vowed Closer Ties, Ukraine is Challenging That 

Russia’s decision to send troops into two separatist enclaves in eastern Ukraine is forcing a difficult choice for China, which...

World Reacts to Russia’s Actions Toward Ukraine

World Reacts to Russia’s Actions Toward Ukraine

Governments around the world have responded to Russia’s recognition of breakaway areas in eastern Ukraine as independent states, with many...

Shelling Hits Residential Areas in Eastern Ukraine

Shelling Hits Residential Areas in Eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine continue to experience shelling from the occupied territories. Many of the victims are local civilians....

 Ukraine Crisis: Families Divided as Violence Escalates

 Ukraine Crisis: Families Divided as Violence Escalates

As Moscow announces its intention to officially recognize two areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine as independent countries, tensions...

Kyiv Envoy tells UN: Ukraine’s Borders Unchangeable

Kyiv Envoy tells UN: Ukraine’s Borders Unchangeable

Ukraine’s UN ambassador told an emergency meeting of the Security Council that Russia must reverse its declaration recognizing two breakaway...

Germany Must Regulate Gas Storage to Secure Supplies, Minister Says

Germany Must Regulate Gas Storage to Secure Supplies, Minister Says

Germany must introduce regulations to require its privately operated gas storage facilities to reach full capacity before winter to avoid...

What to Know About the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions

What to Know About the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent states,...