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Russian warship sinks after Ukraine claims it struck ship with missiles
FILE - Burak Akay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its Black Sea Fleet flagship vessel, Moskva, sunk after losing its stability when...
Apr 14, 2022
Educational needs 'enormous' for Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Moldova
filo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has unfolded in the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, education advocates are working to ensure Ukraine's displaced children ...
Apr 14, 2022
War in Ukraine brings dual crisis to global food supply
Alexander Semenov / 500px/Getty Images(LVIV, Ukraine) -- In southern Ukraine, far from the frontlines of the war, the planting season is set to begin. There, farmers are preparing for a crucial upcomi...
Apr 14, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia begins long-awaited offensive in eastern Ukraine
Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces in...
Apr 14, 2022
There is a 50% chance of temperatures exceeding 2 degrees Celsius unless climate pledges are strictly implemented: Study
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Countries around the world will need to do more than make lofty climate promises -- they will need to keep them to actually keep them to prevent gl...
Apr 13, 2022
Shanghai lockdown tests resilience of 'Zero-COVID' strategy, as economic and social tolls grow
STR/AFP via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- China’s largest city is buckling under its biggest COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic, with infections continuing to rise, despite a strict lockdown of more...
Apr 13, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia says 1,026 Ukrainians surrendered in Mariupol
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belar...
Apr 13, 2022
Tens of thousands feared dead in Mariupol as Russia renews assault in eastern Ukraine
Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Tens of thousands of civilians could be dead in Mariupol, the city's mayor said, as analysts warn that Russia is regrouping for a ...
Apr 13, 2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined over COVID-19 lockdown breaches
Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fined in connection with the police investigation into illegal parties and gatherings held at his residence and o...
Apr 12, 2022
American family in Poland takes in more than 20 Ukrainian refugees
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An American family living in Poland is doing what it can to help Ukrainian refugees in need amid the war. In February, OT and Julie Benson and five of their eight kids moved from...
Apr 12, 2022