Ukraine: humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify
“Relentless aerial attacks continue, prolonging and exacerbating an already dire situation,” said UN refugee agency (UNHCR), spokesperson Shabia Mantoo. “More than two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, regular shelling and attacks continue to claim lives and destroy homes and critical…
Britain, South Korea co-host two-day AI summit in South Korea
The world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies promised to develop technology safely at the start of the two-day AI summit in South Korea. Companies also agreed to stop developing their technology if the most threatening risks cannot be avoided. The…
Zelenskyy’s plea to allies: ‘Means of destruction … needed at the front right now’
In his nightly video address on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again made a plea for the immediate arrival of weapons as his country continues its battle to beat back Russia. While some countries, including the U.S., have promised weapons…
US defense chiefs meet to coordinate Ukraine support
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and at least 50 other defense leaders from Europe and around the world met Monday to coordinate military support to Ukraine as it battles a renewed onslaught in the northeastern Kharkiv region from Russia. Ukraine…
Colorado clinic provides Ukrainian refugees with care in own language
Almost half a million Ukrainian immigrants have moved to the U.S. since the start of Russia’s invasion, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Two of the biggest challenges they face are finding health care and a job. In one…
What happened in the UK’s infected blood scandal? Inquiry report due Monday
London — The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, nearly six years after it began looking into how tens of thousands of people contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood and blood…
China launches anti-dumping probe into EU, US, Japan, Taiwan plastics
Beijing — China’s commerce ministry on Sunday launched an anti-dumping probe into POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, imported from the European Union, United States, Japan and Taiwan. The plastics can partially replace metals such as copper and zinc…
Russian court freezes assets of two German banks in gas project dispute
VIENNA — A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has ordered the seizing of assets of Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in the country, the Russia state news agency Tass says. The order is in response to a…
Russia says it shot down 60 Ukrainian drones
MOSCOW — Russian officials said on Sunday that Ukraine fired nine U.S. ATACMS at Crimea and attacked Russian regions with at least 60 drones in a major attack which forced one oil refinery in southern Russia to halt operations. Russian…
Ukraine, Russia trade blame for targeting civilians in residential areas
Ukraine accused Russia of potential war crimes Saturday, saying their shelling targeted civilians in residential areas of two cities in northeastern Ukraine. In the first case, a Russian airstrike wounded six people, including two teens and a child in the…