Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia
The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.
Russia blocks access to Facebook
Russia has cut off access to Facebook inside the country in response to the tech giant's blocking of state-backed media outlets in the European Union.
Ukrainians fleeing war, and volunteers to help them, fill a Berlin train station
At Berlin's main train station, hundreds of volunteers distribute food, hot drinks, diapers, toys, warm coats and a helping hand to the Ukrainians disembarking daily.
What we know about Russia's capture of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex
Heavy fighting caused a fire to break out near one of the Zaporizhzhia plant's six reactors, but Ukrainian authorities say the fire has been extinguished. Here's what we know.
Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns
Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.
Anna Netrebko, a Russian star tied to Putin, is out at the Metropolitan Opera
The famed New York opera house said Thursday that the soprano will not appear there this season or next, after she declined to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs
France says it seized a yacht belonging to Igor Sechin, an oil executive and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the U.S. and European Union sanctioned a slew of Russian oligarchs.
The 'United Nations of cat federations' bans Russian cats from its competitions
The Fédération Internationale Féline is temporarily placing restrictions on cats that were bred in Russia or belong to exhibitors who live there, in response to its attack on Ukraine.
A million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the start of the war, U.N. says
The new total of refugees from Ukraine amounts to a little more than 2% of the country's total population of 44 million.