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‘Going really bad for Russia’: International Criminal Court opens war crimes investigation over attack on Ukraine

The International Criminal Court at The Hague has opened an investigation into possible war crimes related to Russia’s unlawful and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. “I have reviewed the Office’s conclusions arising from the preliminary examination of the Situation in Ukraine,

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The Senate Just Failed to Pass an Abortion Rights Bill. Here’s Why That’s Not All Bad For Democrats

A proposal to protect abortion access nationwide failed when it faced a procedural vote in the Senate on Monday. The final vote was 46-48 against the bill, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), meaning Democrats could not open debate on

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Ukraine resists advancing Russian forces as the West imposes tough new sanctions

In less than a week since Russia began its attack on Ukraine, more than 500,000 Ukrainians have fled their nation and are now refugees. This comes as fierce fighting continues across the country, the U.S. and Europe imposed harsh new

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How Europe is responding to a flood of Ukrainian refugees

The movement of more than a half-million people out of Ukraine and into surrounding countries is creating a dire humanitarian situation. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, who was at the Polish border Sunday, joins Nick Schifrin from

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Why the first few days of war in Ukraine went badly for Russia

Ukrainian service members look for unexploded shells after fighting with Russian troops in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 26. | Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Russia banked on Kyiv falling quickly. Here’s why it hasn’t. On paper, a war between Russia

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Why the war in Ukraine could get ‘much more brutal’ in the days ahead

Doug Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general and former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Andrew Weiss, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Adam Smith, a former U.S. Treasury official who served on the National Security Council staff, join Judy

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UN releases dire climate report highlighting rapid environmental degradation

A new United Nations science report warned that the effects of climate change are growing faster and more severe than expected. It cited hunger, disease, poverty and other ills made worse by a warming planet and indicated the repercussions may

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How Record-Setting Inflation Could Affect Democrats in the Midterms

Rep. Cindy Axne’s position on inflation has taken a sharp turn since ice cream season. Over the summer, when a constituent asked the Iowa District 3 Congresswoman if she was “concerned about the rising gas prices and the rise in

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s State of the Union address, the conflict in Ukraine

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden’s first State of the Union address, the war in Ukraine and former President Trump’s

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TIMEPieces Launches Artists for Peace, a Collection of Unique 1 of 1 NFTs from Over 60 Global Artists in Support of Humanitarian and Relief Efforts in Ukraine

Today, TIMEPieces, the web3 community and NFT initiative from TIME, announced Artists for Peace, a collection of unique artworks from TIMEPieces artists inspired by the spirit of the Ukrainian people. Starting today, Monday, February 28, at 5pm ET, collectors will

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