Morning news brief
The U.S. releases February unemployment numbers. The president of the European Commission and President Biden will meet to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine. California braces for severe weather.
Europe
The head of the European Commission to hold talks with Biden
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets Friday with President Biden at the White House. The two are expected to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine.
Several were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Germany
Police in Hamburg, Germany, said there was no indication that a shooter was on the run and that it appeared likely that the perpetrator was either in the building or among the dead.
Russia hit Ukraine with missiles Thursday morning, killing at least six people
At least six people have died after a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets across Ukraine early Thursday. They also knocked out power at Europe's largest atomic power station.
Russia is firing hypersonic missiles into Ukraine that are nearly impossible to stop
A Russian barrage on Ukrainian targets Thursday included the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile — a weapon that can travel four times the speed of sound and is thought to be nuclear-capable.
Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.
Russia hits multiple cities across Ukraine, some with hypersonic missiles
Ukrainian officials say at least six people were killed in Lviv and other cities in a Russian bombardment that included advanced Kinzhal missiles, which air defenses can't shoot down.
Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi break up protests against a foreign agents law
NPR's A Martinez talks to Atlantic Council researcher Eto Buziashvili about antigovernment protests in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
From TV to Telegram to TikTok, Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda
Researchers warn that Russia is using the same kinds of techniques it tried in Ukraine to destabilize its pro-European neighbor, Moldova.
Deadly Russian missile barrage slams targets across Ukraine
Russia unleashed deadly rocket attacks that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country's president said Thursday.