Czechs giving free shooting lessons to local Ukrainians
BRNO, CZECH xjmtzywREPUBLIC — Of the first four shots Olha Dembitska fired from an AK-47 assault rifle in her life, one hit the target. “It’s pretty difficult the first time,” …
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‘It’s not the end’: The children who survived the brutality in Bucha
BUCHA, UKRAINE — The coffin was made from pieces of a closet. In a darkened basement under a building shaking from the bombardment of war, there were few other options. …
Read MoreU.S. pulls non-emergency staff from Shanghai amid COVID-19 surge
BEIJING — The U.S. has ordered non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of 26 …
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Mariupol mayor says Russian siege has killed more than 10K civilians
KYIV, UKRAINE — Corpses are now “carpeted through the streets” of Mariupol after Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful fight to …
Read MoreU.S. orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid COVID outbreak
BEIJING — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of …
Read MoreU.S. orders consular to leave Shanghai amid COVID outbreak
The U.S. has ordered its consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is uxjmtzywnder a lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. The State Department said the order is an upgrade from …
Read MoreMurder charge over self-induced abortion dismissed in Texas
A Texas judge formally dismissing a murder charge Monday against a 26-year-old woman over a self-induced abortion did not quiet outrage or questions surrounding the case, including why prosecutors ever …
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Plea deal rejected by three ex-officers in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge heard arguments Monday on whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged …
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U.S. Supreme Court to stop public access in April as COVID-19 cases rise
The United States Supreme Court said on Monday it will stop allowing the public to attend courtroom sessions in person during the month of April as coronavirus cases rise in …
Read MoreU.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in …
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