Ukraine nuclear plant loses power, increasing risk of radiation disaster
The war-related interruption highlights “how precarious the situation is” at Europe's largest nuclear plant.
Sirens sound across Ukraine as Russia launches more missile attacks
Russian forces have carpeted Ukraine with a fresh barrage of missiles and munition-carrying drones.
Russia launches wave of deadly strikes on Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities
The lethal barrage Monday against multiple Ukrainian cities smashed civilian targets, killing at least 11 people and wounding at least 64 others across the country.
Putin calls Crimea bridge attack 'a terrorist act' carried out by Ukraine
Russia has suffered a series of setbacks nearly eight months after invading Ukraine in a campaign many thought would be short-lived.
Explosion destroys bridge linking Russia to Crimea, damaging key Russian supply route
The bombing came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 70, dealing him a humiliating blow that could lead him to up the ante in his war on Ukraine.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
The Nobel Peace Prize went to “three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy, and peaceful coexistence in the neighbor countries Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.”
Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Biden says
President Joe Biden says the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv’s city council to give out potassium iodide pills in case of Russian nuclear attack
While analysts believe the chance of a nuclear attack by Russia is fairly low, President Vladimir Putin’s vow to use “all the means at our disposal” is putting officials on high alert.
Russian nuclear submarine armed with 'doomsday' weapon disappears from Arctic harbor: report
A top-of-the-line Russian nuclear-powered submarine has gone missing from its harbor in the Arctic along with its rumored "doomsday weapon," according to multiple reports.
OPEC+ approves sharp cut in oil output; gas prices could rise
OPEC+ said the decision was based on the “uncertainty that surrounds the global economic and oil market outlooks.”
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.
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.
Moscow reportedly sets up draft offices at borders to intercept fleeing Russians amid military call-up
A Russian region that borders Georgia, North Ossetia, restricted many passenger cars from entering Wednesday, according to Interfax Russia. A day earlier, authorities there announced plans for a draft office at a border crossing where cars and pedestrians have lined up for days.
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.
Famed landscape artist plows massive anti-war message
The message was plowed on a 26,000-square-meter plot of land using only a tractor, plough and rotating harrow.