Zelenskyy’s No. 2 on Ukraine’s challenges: ‘Impossible is possible’

Zelenskyy’s No. 2 on Ukraine’s challenges: ‘Impossible is possible’

(NEW YORK) -- Ukraine marked a milestone last week, hitting 500 days of combat between the sovereign nation and Russia. And for Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Head of the Office, Ukraine's resistance has carried global significance. "Ukrainians during these 500 days showed to the world that good, in the…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US official talks Russian mutiny, potential impact

Russia-Ukraine live updates: US official talks Russian mutiny, potential impact

(NEW YORK) -- As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia's top military brass escalated as Prigozhin's forces left the…
Life in Chasiv Yar: The Ukrainian town in the Russian firing line

Life in Chasiv Yar: The Ukrainian town in the Russian firing line

(NEW YORK) -- The boom of artillery fire is a constant refrain in the town of Chasiv Yar, just 10 miles from the city of Bakhmut and some of the fiercest fighting since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What is different now is that the vast majority of those booms…
Cuban government calls US nuclear submarine stop a ‘provocative escalation’

Cuban government calls US nuclear submarine stop a ‘provocative escalation’

(HAVANA) -- The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called the stop by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay a "provocative escalation.” The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Pasadena, stopped at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay earlier this month, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said. A…
No warning signs prior to Elizabeth Tsurkov abduction, her sister says

No warning signs prior to Elizabeth Tsurkov abduction, her sister says

(NEW YORK) -- Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student in political science at Princeton University, was abducted in March from a café in Iraq, where she had been doing research. The Israeli Middle East expert was doing field studies in Karrada, Iraq, when she was kidnapped. Tsurkov’s sister, Emma Tsurkov, spoke to…
Tokyo smile coach teaches people how to get back their grins in a post-pandemic world

Tokyo smile coach teaches people how to get back their grins in a post-pandemic world

(TOKYO) -- Long after other countries relaxed masking requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan remained diligent and the country's residents continued to wear masks. The Japanese government downgraded the COVID threat earlier this year and finally told everyone it’s safe to unmask. Suddenly with bare faces, some people are realizing…