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A UN expert says Russian convicts sent to war in Ukraine commit crimes when they return
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed human rights expert on Monday decried violence in Russia by former convicts whose sentences are commuted to fight in Ukraine who then return home to commit crimes including rape and murder. Mariana Katzarova, who is monitoring rights in Prsident Vladimir...
Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine on Monday accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait, as hearings opened in a high-stakes arbitration case between Kyiv and Moscow. The hearings at the Permanent Court of...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Rep....
‘Ticking time bomb’: Those who raised suspicions about Trump suspect question if enough was done
The more Chelsea Walsh talked to the eccentric fellow American who seemed to pop up in every square and cobblestone street of Ukraine’s capital, the more she got creeped out. Walsh was in Kyiv as a nurse and aid worker in the early days of the war in Ukraine. Ryan Routh says he was...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. He is expected to go to the Scranton Army...
Takeaways from AP's report on warning signs about suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt
At least four times, tips were made to U.S. government agencies including the FBI and State Department that raised suspicions about the actions of a man now accused in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. What was done in response to these reports...
Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A major Ukrainian drone attack set multiple Russian arms depots ablaze, destroying what Ukraine's General Staff said were thousands of tons of weaponry, including missiles from North Korea. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, appealed for quick action...
Biden opens busy foreign policy stretch as anxious allies shift gaze to Trump, Harris
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch Friday tending to international allies anxious about where U.S. foreign policy is headed when he leaves office in four months, most likely leaving behind a difficult set of crises for former President Donald Trump or Vice...
Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources said the pollution was a...
A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv's city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country's energy system. The massive blackened hulk juxtaposed...
