Karl Ritter
The Associated Press
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US: Russian fighter jet hits American surveillance drone over Black Sea
The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet has struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea. → Read More
Russian missile hits another Ukraine apartment block, 1 dead
A Russian missile has struck an apartment building in the center of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk → Read More
UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses
Russian forces have made progress in the front-line hotspot of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow’s monthslong campaign in eastern Ukraine that has resulted in staggering casualties, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without further harsh losses, UK military officials said in an assessment Saturday. → Read More
Blinken meets with China's top diplomat for first time since spy balloon shot down
Blinken told the Chinese official that his nation's surveillance balloon program "has been exposed to the world." → Read More
Top US, China diplomats meet amid tensions over balloon
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saturday with China’s top diplomat in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, a senior US official said. → Read More
Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, US says
The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, insisting that “justice must be served” to the perpetrators. → Read More
Sweden's parliament elects conservative prime minister
Sweden's parliament has elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right coalition that has promised to crack down on crime and curtail immigration in partnership with a populist party with far-right roots → Read More
Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia
Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in occupied regions of Ukraine to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow → Read More
Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue
Amid the fighting, voting continued in Kremlin-organized referendums in occupied areas — votes that Ukraine and its Western allies dismissed as a sham with no legal force. → Read More
Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue
Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow. → Read More
Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow. → Read More
Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately → Read More
Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately → Read More
Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months. → Read More
Putin announces partial mobilization for Russians
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the fighting reaches nearly seven months → Read More
Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant
The reactors were operating normally and no employees were injured, officials said. But the proximity of the strike renewed fears that the ongoing war might produce a radiation disaster. → Read More
Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant
A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors → Read More
Russian missile almost strikes nuclear plant, Ukraine says
Officials say the impact of the strike didn’t affect the plant's reactors but caused an explosion that broke dozens of windows on buildings in the complex and forced a power plant to shut down briefly. → Read More
Ukraine says Russian missile struck close from nuclear plant
Energoatom, which operates Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, said the strike early Monday hit an industrial complex that includes the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant in the southerm Mykolaiv region. → Read More
Ukraine presses on with counteroffensive amid Russian retreat
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "the Russian army in these days is demonstrating the best that it can do — showing its back." → Read More