Ukrainian forces retake key territories, threaten Russian supply lines
This could be the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital at the start of the war.
U.S. Ambassador to United Nations visits San Francisco, outlines priorities
United States ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered remarks at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel, the site where the UN charter was drafted in 1945.
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Ukraine, unveils $2B in US military aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv and unveiling more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
Death toll from train station attack on Ukraine Independence Day rises to 25
The victims of a Russian rocket attack included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near a train station that was the target.
US will send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
The new military aid to Ukraine will enable forces there to fight for years to come.
Daughter of Russian known as 'Putin's brain' killed in car blast
The 29-year-old was the daughter of political theorist Alexander Dugin, a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept and a vehement supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Stars Coffee, a rebranded Starbucks chain, opens in Russia
Instead of a Starbucks crown, the Stars Coffee mermaid wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
Bay Area couple raises money and travels to Poland to meet and help Ukrainian refugees
A Bay Area couple is sharing their story about their relief work with Ukrainian refugees. They traveled to Poland to help them.
Lawyers for Brittney Griner appeal Russian prison sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.
WNBA's Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison on drug charges
Brittney Griner reacted with little emotion. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as “unacceptable.”
BP earnings triple to $8.5 billion as prices soared during Russia-Ukraine war
The good news for the London-based BP was bad news for consumers, as soaring energy prices contribute to the cost-of-living crisis in Britain and around the world.
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024 and build own outpost
The decision to quit the ISS project comes amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West over the Kremlin's military action in Ukraine.
Missiles hit Ukrainian port hours after Russia agrees to export grains
Ukraine denounced the strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations.
France's Bastille Day military parade pays homage to Ukraine
France’s traditional Bastille Day parade featured warplanes, military vehicles and a drone in a performance showing off its might and military efforts to support Ukraine.
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
The Phoenix Mercury player was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage.
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.
Ukraine mall airstrike: Stunning video shows debris raining from sky as locals seek cover
Stunning footage has emerged of debris raining out of the sky in a public park — sending terrified Ukrainians running for cover — documenting the immediate aftermath of a shopping mall airstrike.
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.
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance plans to add thousands of troops and provide more resources to support Ukraine.