Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help

Russian troops left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid in a northern Ukrainian city, giving fuel to Kyiv's calls Thursday for more Western support to help halt Moscow's offensive.

Shanghai using robot dogs, drones to issue COVID lockdown commands

People in China’s business capital and most populous city have grown frustrated over the government’s effort to contain a spreading COVID outbreak.

FBI disrupts Russian military hackers, preventing botnet amid Ukraine war

The Federal Bureau of Investigation disrupted a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices linked to the Russian Federation.

US targets Putin's daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions for Ukraine 'war crimes'

The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Putin’s two adult daughters and says it’s toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for “war crimes” in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy accuses Russian military of war crimes in plea to UN Security Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

Help needed: Ukrainian zoo continues evacuations after shelling amid Russian invasion

Feldman Ecopark appears to be continuing evacuation efforts and has asked for donations that will not only help rescue the animals and find temporary homes and care but assist in humanitarian efforts as well.

Russia faces global outrage over bodies of civilians in Ukraine's streets

Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.

Climate change: Earth will be 'unlivable' if emissions don't fall faster, UN report warns

A new report from the UN’s top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing.

Small dog helps locate mines in Ukrainian region of Chernihiv after Russian retreat

A small terrier named Patron in Ukraine has been credited with helping to find unexploded landmines and mortar shells near Chernihiv after Russia’s retreat from the area.

US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin

The capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.

Biden: 'War criminal' Putin should face trial for Bucha killings

President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy gives powerful speech at Grammys from bunker, asks ‘free’ Americans for support

"Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway."

Taliban announce poppy production ban in Afghanistan

Washington spent more than $8 billion trying to eradicate poppy production in Afghanistan during its nearly 20-year war, which ended with the return of the Taliban in August.

Man gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged vaccine passes

The 60-year-old was caught at a vaccination center in Germany when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row.

US sends Sufyian Barhoumi home after nearly 20 years at Guantanamo

An Algerian man imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for nearly 20 years has been released and sent back to his homeland.

Ukraine strike on oil depot in Russian territory reported as talks resume

Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine have resumed as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down.

World Cup draw: US to play England, Iran and possibly Ukraine

The United States will open its return to the World Cup against the winner of a European playoff among Ukraine, Wales and Scotland, then face England and Iran in high-profile rematches of games played during tournaments of the past quarter-century.

Pope begs forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada school abuses

More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s. Now, Pope Francis is apologizing for the rampant physical and sexual abuse that took place.