- Ukraine war: Kyiv orders partial evacuation of liberated city (bbc.com)Belarus Sentences Nobel Peace Laureate to 10 Years in Prison (nytimes.com)Germany’s Scholz Visits Washington Amid Worries Over Ukraine ‘End Game’ (nytimes.com)As the Fighting for Bakhmut Grows More Intense, so Does the Information War. (nytimes.com)
- Russia-Ukraine war: Russian forces ‘frustrated’ in Dondas; Mariupol evacuation ‘fails’; missiles strike residential buildings in Odesa (theguardian.com)Ukraine alleges renewed attack on Mariupol plant; U.N. chief to meet Putin (washingtonpost.com)As Weapons From West Flow In, Zelensky Says Ukraine Better Able to Mount Defense (nytimes.com)Zelenskiy warns Ukraine invasion only the beginning as Russia signals southern push (theguardian.com)Rattled by Ukraine War, Moldova Strives to Dodge Russia’s Long Shadow (nytimes.com)Pro-war memes, Z symbols and blue and yellow flags: Russian social media influencers at war (theguardian.com)The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin’s Man in Germany (nytimes.com)
- Documents reveal U.S. military’s frustration with White House, diplomats over Afghanistan evacuation (washingtonpost.com)
- Ohio officials urge evacuation near train derailment site over explosion fears (theguardian.com)
- NATO warns Russian forces regrouping for new attacks in Ukraine; fresh hope for Mariupol evacuationRussian troops not withdrawing but regrouping in Ukraine, says Nato (theguardian.com)U.S. leery of Russia’s shift from Kyiv (washingtonpost.com)Toll on Civilians and Global Economy Grows as War Enters 6th Week (nytimes.com)Ukraine braces for fresh wave of attacks in east as Russia builds forces in Donbas (theguardian.com)A Nation of Spy-Catchers: Fear of Saboteurs Has Ukrainians on Edge (nytimes.com)Russia threatens to stop supplying gas if not paid in roubles (bbc.com)Germany: We will not be blackmailed by Putin's demand for payment in rubles (bbc.com)Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting crazy Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory (theguardian.com)
- RAPID JUSTICE U.S. Drone Strike Kills Two Top ISIS-K Operatives After Kabul Bombing'A direct punch in the gut': Inside Biden's biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan (rss.cnn.com)Kevin McCarthy fumbles and contradicts himself as he tries to explain Biden's Afghanistan mistake (rawstory.com)The target: ISIS-K planner believed to be 'associated with potential future attacks at the airport' (rss.cnn.com)CNN host pulled up short by ex-Navy SEAL for casting suspicion on rescued Afghan refugees (rawstory.com)Taliban beefs up security around Kabul Airport as evacuation continues (cbsnews.com)
- Desperate Civilians Gather for Evacuation From Mariupol (nytimes.com)Mariupol evacuees face hard journey (washingtonpost.com)Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds (washingtonpost.com)EU split on ending energy supplies from Russia (bbc.com)Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift. (nytimes.com)Why the Debate Over Russian Uranium Worries U.S. Tribal Nations (nytimes.com)
- Sydney and Illawarra dodge east coast flooding after 500,000 people faced evacuation across state as climate disasters intensify (theguardian.com)
