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Two dead, several other people shot in terror attack in Tel Aviv, Israel
JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Two people were shot dead and several others were injured in a terror attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday night, according to authorities. At le...
Apr 07, 2022
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to pass a resolution to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, in response to Russian fo...
Apr 07, 2022
Russian forces executed civilians in Ukraine, Amnesty International says
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian forces have executed civilians in Ukraine in apparent war crimes, Amnesty International said Thursday. The London-based international human rights group p...
Apr 07, 2022
What is genocide and has the legal threshold been crossed in Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing genocide after he said hundreds of civilians were found dead in the town of Bucha followin...
Apr 07, 2022
Images show destruction left in Ukraine town of Borodyanka after Russian occupation
Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Images emerging out of Borodyanka, a small town on the outskirts of Kyiv, show how much devastation has been left in the wake of Russ...
Apr 07, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Mariupol death toll could be over 20,000
Ukrainian forces fire GRAD rockets toward Russian positions in Donbas, Ukraine on April 10, 2022 - Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "spec...
Apr 07, 2022
North Korea could test nuclear device next week, US envoy warns
200mm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With North Korea set to celebrate its most important holiday next week, the U.S. is concerned that Pyongyang "may be tempted to take another provocative action," incl...
Apr 06, 2022
American nun kidnapped in West Africa, archdiocese of New Orleans says
Archdiocese of New Orleans(NEW ORLEANS) -- An American nun was abducted from a parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, where she has been stationed as a missionary since 2014, according to the archdiocese of N...
Apr 06, 2022
Bucha survivors recount 'senseless' horror as they emerge from hiding
Anatolii Siryk/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images(BUCHA, Ukraine) -- As Mykola Pavlyuk stood outside his apartment building in Bucha, tears streamed from his eyes, cutting through the grime...
Apr 06, 2022
US targets Putin's adult daughters in new round of Russian sanctions
Adam Berry/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters -- Maria and Katerina -- are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wed...
Apr 06, 2022