Lifestyle
Trump awarded honorary ninth-degree black belt in taekwondo
The ninth dan belt is the highest level that can be achieved in taekwondo.
Politics
NATO ships arrive in Finland for exercises as tensions with Moscow continue to grow
The two-day naval exercise is scheduled to begin on April 28 and will prepare the Finnish sailors to take part in NATO response forces in 2022
Human Rights
Russian missiles hit residential complex in Zaporizhzhia, adding to city's death toll
Rescue workers were sent to the scene, as officials believe that more people are still under the rubble
Politics
U.S. designates Russian paramilitary firm Wagner Group as criminal organization
The group is being accused of destabilizing governments and several other human rights violations, including targeting women and children in Ukraine, attacking schools and hospitals, and forcibly relocating civilians
Politics
Russian convoy stalls amid supply problems, low morale, protestors and reports of surrender
Reports from U.S. officials suggest Russian troops surrendering without a fight and even sabotaging their own armored vehicles, ostensibly to avoid a showdown with Ukrainians protestors civilians in Kyiv
Politics
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin more popular than Biden in 'purple state'
The survey, conducted by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College, found Youngkin’s approval rating rose to 53% among Virginia residents polled in May – up from 50% in February
Politics
Referring to the war in Ukraine, Bush mistakenly calls Iraq invasion 'unjustified'
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq,” Bush said, before correcting himself. "I mean, of Ukraine"
Politics
100,000 Russian troops killed or injured in Ukraine, U.S. official says
“There has been a tremendous amount of suffering, human suffering,” he said
Politics
Ukrainian-born Congresswoman said Biden, Zelensky must do more to repel Russian invasion
The only Ukrainian-born member of Congress on Wednesday called out both President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for “playing politics” instead of focusing on the task at hand – repelling the Russian invasion
Human Rights
Russian state media journalist arrested after protesting war on live TV
During a live broadcast on Monday, Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova burst into the frame holding a sign that read “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you here”