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Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher reach $30M goal to help Ukrainians amid Russian invasion
George Pimentel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two weeks after Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher started a GoFundMe for Ukraine, the couple updated their followers on Instagram to say that their $30 million go...
Mar 18, 2022
US 'Switchblade' drones heading to Ukraine can target Russian vehicles and artillery: Pentagon official
U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defens...
Mar 17, 2022
Warsaw mayor pleads for help with refugee crisis: 'We can't do it alone'
Omar Marques/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Ukrainians continue to flee their homes and find safety in neighboring countries, some cities are becoming overwhelmed with refugees and are unable to ...
Mar 17, 2022
Echoing Biden, Blinken says he believes Russia committing 'war crimes' in Ukraine
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he personally believes war crimes have been committed in Ukraine, a day after President ...
Mar 17, 2022
Cargo ship sinks in stormy Persian Gulf. Crew member missing, officials say.
FILE photo - Thierry Dosogne/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship with 30 people onboard sank on Thursday in the Persian Gulf off the southern coast of Iran. The ship sank...
Mar 17, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia claims destruction of Donbas Battalion is looming
Scott Peterson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are puttin...
Mar 17, 2022
Babies born to surrogates in Ukraine wait for parents in underground shelter
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As attacks from Russia continue to escalate in Ukraine, one concrete bunker has become a nursery of sorts filled with nearly two dozen babies. The babies...
Mar 17, 2022
Russia's alleged 'vacuum bomb' use in Ukraine highlights weapons race with the US
Leonid Faerberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russia and the United States have both used thermobaric weapons in previous conflicts and have been in a decades-long race to refi...
Mar 17, 2022
Kidnapped Ukrainian mayor freed in 'special operation,' officials say
Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The mayor of an occupied Ukrainian city allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces last week has been freed, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Melitopo...
Mar 16, 2022
Strong earthquake hits Japan, at least 88 injured and 1 death reported
KeithBinns/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan late Wednesday, triggering a tsunami threat and leaving more than 2 million households without electricity, offi...
Mar 16, 2022