Europe

News brief: Wyoming economic summit, student debt equity, nuclear plant at risk

6:17am August 26, 2022

The Fed chair speaks in Jackson Hole, Wyo. President Biden's student loan plan is designed to help low-income borrowers. Conditions deteriorate at a Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russian control.

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Jennifer Jones sorts her bills at her small flat in London, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Like millions of people, Jones, 54, is struggling to cope as energy and food prices skyrocket during Britain's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Economy

Households across the U.K. are about to experience an 80% jump in energy costs

5:04am August 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

The latest price cap — the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers — will take effect Oct. 1, just as the cold months set in. And bills are expected to rise again in January.

Why the U.S. cares about the war in Ukraine

4:54pm August 25, 2022

by Jackie Northam

Six months into the war in Ukraine, why should the U.S. continue to care and spend billions of dollars on the war when Europe is so ambivalent? And what do U.S. officials see as the end game?

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks in March in front of an apartment building that was shelled by Russian forces. Klitschko, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, has been mayor of Kyiv since 2014.

Once a heavyweight champion, Kyiv's mayor now fights the Russians

5:56am August 25, 2022

by Greg Myre

Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as Dr. Ironfist when he dominated the boxing ranks. Now he leads Ukraine's capital city with an equally fierce determination in the battle against Russia.

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What are the longterm implications of the U.S. sending military supplies to Ukraine?

5:07am August 25, 2022

The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.

6 months into the war in Ukraine, diplomats haven't made much headway on peace talks

4:44pm August 24, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

There has been very little diplomacy during the course of the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are seeking battlefield advantage before negotiating.

How an Illinois military base transports an unprecedented flow of weapons to Ukraine

4:44pm August 24, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Moving the people and stuff that the U.S. military needs is a massive puzzle. Aid for Ukraine is being sent from Illinois' Scott Air Force Base, which must deal with logistics and possible threats.

World News

On the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's split from Soviet Union, the war hits month 6

4:17pm August 24, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Ukraine is celebrating 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union on Wednesday. It is also six months to the day since President Putin sent troops to try to bring Ukraine back into Russia's orbit.

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A funeral procession in Lviv, Ukraine, in March ends at grave sites where soldiers Viktor Dudar, 44, and Ivan Koverznev, 24, will be buried, as priests say their blessings and mourners look on.

World News

6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine

3:53pm August 24, 2022

Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. In that time, thousands of people have been killed, cities destroyed, millions of people displaced and the Ukrainian economy has been battered.

Swimming and sailing classes are just a few of the sports on offer to families who vacation in Punta Ala. Families return year after year to give their children a break in nature and let them reunite with friends they only see in the summer.

World News

Italy's Punta Ala, where the sea beckons and relationships run deep

3:14pm August 24, 2022

by Adam Raney

On the Tuscan coast lies a beach town with no archaeological sites or Roman ruins. Instead, there are big houses, with tennis courts and stables — a sporty getaway for people with money to spend.

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