More than 150 leaders around the world have come together this week to discuss concerns in their countries at the United Nations General Assembly. While food shortages, fuel prices, and climate change have been touched on, the focus has remained largely on Russia. As we enter day two of the UN General Assembly, President Joe…

United Nations inspectors are on the ground in Ukraine to survey the condition of a massive nuclear power plant that is in the middle of Russia’s war on the former Soviet state. Their presence is in response to threats of a possible nuclear disaster. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeastern Ukraine is the largest…

A blackout at the nuclear site in Ukraine could have caused a world catastrophe overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Both Ukraine and Russia are blaming the other for fires sparked in ash pits of a nearby coal station that disconnected the Zaporozhzhia plant from the power grid. “The situation is extremely dangerous,” Ukrainian…

On August 19, 2022, a judge approves the partial release of the Mar a Lago affidavit, a star witness the in R. Kelly trial testified, and Xi, Putin to attend G-20 Summit.  Judge approves partial release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit – Portions of the affidavit that led to last week’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s…

Satellite images of Crimea gave a new look inside the raging war between Russia and Ukraine. Evidence of explosions and fighter jet debris is depicted in the images released Thursday. The site is a Russian air base. Videos from Ukrainian news outlets on Twitter show the explosions in action. While most footage from the war…

Russia has continued to strengthen ties with its allies amid war with Ukraine by successfully launching an Iranian satellite into orbit Tuesday morning. Last month, Russian and Iranian leaders pledged to work together against the West. While Iranian officials said no other country will have access to the information the satellite gathers, The Associated Press…

The mega-yachts and luxury real estate seized from Russian oligarchs is worth billions of dollars, yet the Justice Department is limited in what it can do with those assets. Now, the Senate is working on a bipartisan bill to allow proceeds from sanctioned assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. “This illegal amount of money is marked…

Headlines for July 14, 2022 include: Russia’s latest deadly attack on Ukraine: At least 20 people died and 90 others we wounded after a Russian missile strike on a town southwest of Kyiv. Three missiles hit an office building, damaging nearby places and setting dozens of cars on fire. The country’s president called the attack “an…

As Ukraine approached four months of fighting back Russia’s latest invasion, leaders in Europe and the United States continued pledging military support. The European support Thursday came in the form of a visit to Ukraine from the leaders of four European countries: French President Emmanuel Macron; Italian Premier Mario Draghi; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and…

Russia and Turkey voiced support for a safe corridor in the Black Sea that would allow for Ukrainian grain exports. The support came as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara on Wednesday. Russia also demanded Ukraine remove mines from the Black Sea. Ukraine is one of the world’s…