'Please don't forget about me': Brittney Griner writes open letter to Biden as her trial begins
WNBA star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a Russian court on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Griner was arrested in February at a Moscow airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, a pivotal city in eastern Ukraine
The capture brings Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Trial for US basketball star Brittney Griner begins in Moscow-area court
Brittney Griner was arrested in February on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
NATO Summit: Russia, China slam Western military alliance after leaders raise alarm
During the 2022 summit in Madrid, NATO declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges" to global stability.
Ukrainian survivor: Only a 'monster' would attack a mall
“You have to be a real monster,” the survivor said about the mall attack. “I don’t have words anymore.” Authorities say at least 18 people are dead, and more than 20 are missing.
U.S. to establish permanent military base in Poland
Vladimir Putin thought NATO members would splinter after he invaded Ukraine, but got the opposite response instead, President Biden said.
Video shows Russian missile attack on Ukrainian mall
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack “one of the most daring terrorist attacks in European history.”
Officials: Russian missile strike hits crowded Ukrainian shopping mall
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said.
WNBA star Brittney Griner gets July 1 start date for trial
The Phoenix Mercury star could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs.
Kyiv hit with several Russian missiles
Several explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital early Sunday.
Biden: G-7 countries to ban Russian gold imports
A new ban on Russian gold is the latest in a series of sanctions that the seven leading economies hope will further isolate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Journalist, soldier killed in Ukraine were 'coldly executed,' press group says
Maks Levin and serviceman Oleksiy Chernyshov were killed by Russian forces weeks after the invasion but new details about where their bodies were discovered suggest they were executed.
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov sells Nobel Peace Prize for Ukrainian children
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov is auctioning off his Nobel Peace Prize medal, and the proceeds will go to UNICEF in its efforts to help Ukrainian children displaced by the war.
Gas prices soar around the world amid Russia-Ukraine war, rebound from COVID-19
Energy prices are a key driver of inflation that is rising worldwide and making the cost of living more expensive.
Russia-Ukraine war could last years, NATO chief warns
NATO's secretary-general urged countries ”not to weaken support for Ukraine, even if the costs are high."
Wheat and barley shortage: How Russia-Ukraine war triggered a global food crisis
Together, Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley, more than 70% of its sunflower oil and are big suppliers of corn.
US military veterans captured in Ukraine seen for first time in Russian TV footage
"Mom, I just want to let you know that I’m alive and I hope to be back home as soon as I can be."
Ukraine should be candidate for EU membership, European Commission says
The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted EU candidate status, a first step on the long road toward membership for the war-torn country.
2 US veterans reported missing in Ukraine
Relatives of Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, of Trinity and Alexander Drueke, 39, of Tuscaloosa have been in contact with both Senate and House offices seeking information about the men’s whereabouts, press aides said.
US veterans missing in Ukraine
There are growing concerns about two Americans missing and feared captured by Russian forces from Ukraine. One of them has ties to Southern California.