(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Feb. 21, 2022, that he had recognized two Russian-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent states. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy followed the announcement by saying that Ukraine had cut diplomatic ties with Russia. Putin then gave a…
(LONDON) -- As tens of thousands of Russian troops lined up along Ukraine's eastern and northern borders for "military exercises" last February, some international observers warned that Russia was about to do the unthinkable. President Joe Biden had declassified intelligence in the weeks prior that showed an attack on Ukraine's…
(NEW YORK) -- Genaro Garcia Luna, Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, was found guilty Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that included six drug-related violations. The verdict followed a four-week trial and comes with a…
(WARSAW, Poland) -- President Joe Biden will address the world on Tuesday from Warsaw, Poland, just days ahead of the one-year mark of Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine. "His remarks will speak specifically to the conflict in Ukraine, but they will also speak to the larger contest between those aggressors who…
(LONDON, U.K) -- Some of Roald Dahl's beloved children's books will be getting updates to be more inclusive, progressive and more acceptable to today's readers, according to The Roald Dahl Story Company, which owns the rights to the books. The celebrated children's book author was the mastermind behind bestsellers such…
(Afghanistan) -- Like many teachers, Salma cares for children that aren't biologically hers. As co-director of the Salam Cafe in Kabul, Salma was able to provide a refuge for some of Afghanistan's poorest children -- tens of thousands of whom have been forced onto the streets, according to UNICEF estimates,…
(NEW YORK) -- As the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war that has followed approaches its one-year mark, some U.S. officials are pushing the federal government and other allies to bolster Ukrainian forces' weapons. On Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told ABC News' This Week co-anchor Martha Raddatz that…
(WARSAW, Poland) -- This week in Poland, President Joe Biden is set to underscore the importance of NATO's support for Ukraine after making a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Biden's chief message while in Warsaw, Poland, until Wednesday is expected…
(SAMANDAG, Turkey) -- A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Turkey on Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, even as the country is still cleaning up from one of the worst natural disasters in its history. The quake was centered near the southern city of Samandag, located in Hatay province, which…
(LIVERPOOL, England) -- Two teens are set to go on trial for the death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey on July 10. Ghey, a transgender girl, was found dead by passersby in a park in the English town of Warrington on Feb. 11, according to officials. The trial is expected to…
