Human Rights
Senate Republicans block Israel and Ukraine funding
Although some Republicans have vowed to support Israel, they have tried to pair passage of Ukraine aid to funding border security
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Putin calls on Ukrainian military to overthrow government in Kyiv
“Take power into your own hands,” Putin urged Ukrainian military leadership, adding that it would be easier to reach an agreement with the military than “with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis who occupied Kyiv"
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Ukraine mobilizes citizens as Russian troops advance on Kyiv
“Today Ukraine needs everything,” Commander Yuri Galushkin said in a statement
Politics
Russian forces enter northern part of capital Kyiv, Ukraine defense ministry says
All civilians are encouraged to join the Ukrainian military, regardless of age
Politics
Chernobyl nuclear plant captured, International Atomic Energy Agency confirms
Ukraine did not report any casualties nor destruction at the site to the IAEA
Politics
Biden: 'I have no plans to talk to Putin' as invasion of Ukraine escalates
Biden also says 'no one' expected the sanctions to prevent the Russian invasion happening in Ukraine
Climate
Kerry says concerned Russia-Ukraine war will negatively climate crisis
The Biden administration's climate czar is concerned that war will steal focus from climate change
Opinion & Reviews
OPINION: Russia, Ukraine and the deafening silence of Pope Francis
Although Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the prospect of war in Ukraine caused “great pain in my heart," the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics stopped short of condemning Vladimir Putin’s bloody, illegal invasion
Politics
NATO: European allies trigger Article 4 to fortify borders from Russian forces
The move is a sign that the world's most powerful international military alliance sees the need to coordinate with another, and consider possible collective security action
Politics
Ukrainian President calls on civilians to take up arms against Russian invaders
The world awoke to the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine on Thursday morning – targeting key cities in an alleged bid to ‘demilitarize’ Moscow’s western neighbor.
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Russian tanks in Ukraine marked with mysterious ‘Z’
Most observers suggest the markings are meant to identify Russian vehicles to their troops to avoid friendly fire. Similar markings were used by the U.S. during World War II for identification purposes.
