Sam Mednick
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Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says UN
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians including women and children have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to a U.N… → Read More
Key Ukrainian city's rapid fall leaves unanswered questions
About two dozen Ukrainian civilian volunteers were killed on March 1 by Russian troops who entered the southern city of Kherson → Read More
Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
Ukrainian authorities are investigating sites where torture allegedly took place in the city of Kherson → Read More
Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered
Devastating Russian strikes in Ukraine have cut off power to many hospitals → Read More
Pockets of shelling across Ukraine as wintry warfare looms
Officials say shelling by Russian forces has hit several areas in eastern and southern Ukraine overnight as utility crews scramble to restore power, water and heating from widespread strikes → Read More
Russia hammers liberated Ukrainian city with renewed missile attacks
A barrage of missiles struck the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson for the second day Friday in a marked escalation of attacks. → Read More
Russia steps up missile barrage of recaptured Ukrainian city
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Natalia Kristenko’s dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve h… → Read More
Russia steps up missile barrage of recaptured Ukrainian city
A salvo of missiles has struck the recently liberated city of Kherson in a marked escalation of attacks since Russia withdrew two weeks ago → Read More
Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson 'beginning of the end'
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday, hailing the Russian withdrawal as the “beginning of the end of... → Read More
After Kherson success, Kyiv vows to keep driving out Russia
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president vowed to keep pushing Russian forces out of his country after they withdrew from Kherson, leaving behind devastation, hunger and booby traps in the sout… → Read More
In another major retreat, Russia says it's withdrawing from key Ukraine city
Russia's military announced Wednesday that it's withdrawing from the only Ukrainian regional capital it's captured, in what would be one of the most significant → Read More
Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastruc… → Read More
Russian strikes hit Ukraine; most of Kyiv without water
Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s power plants and other key infrastructure as the war enters its ninth month. → Read More
Russian strikes hit Ukraine, most of Kyiv without water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive barrage of Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, knocking out water and power supplies in apparen… → Read More
Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
Russia has resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world → Read More
Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar
Humanitarian workers say hunger is now soaring in eastern Congo after months of fighting between M23 rebels and the army → Read More
Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar
Humanitarian workers say hunger is now soaring in eastern Congo after months of fighting between M23 rebels and the army → Read More
Protesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso after coup
Protesters in Burkina Faso's capital have attacked the French Embassy after the military junta in charge accused France of sheltering the ousted interim president → Read More
Jihadi attacks mount in Burkina Faso despite junta’s efforts
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The mutinous soldiers who ousted Burkina Faso’s democratically elected president early this year vowed they would do a better job at stopping the jihadi viole… → Read More
'We don't have food': African leaders meet as crises grow
African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups → Read More