Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 23)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Starbucks is exiting Russia, shutting 130 stores
The coffee chain joins McDonald's in taking its brand out of the country. Starbucks had temporarily paused operations in March.
Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening an outpost of cooperation in space
For decades, U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived side-by-side aboard the International Space Station. Now some are wondering whether that partnership can withstand the war in Ukraine.
Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern
With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate.
Russia has cut off its natural gas exports to Finland in a symbolic move
The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland's nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia.
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate
As residents return to a liberated town near Kyiv, a teacher and her high school students recount what it took to survive the war.
Roma refugees who fled from Ukraine to Moldova are now in limbo
Many slipped across the border as the war began, but lack passports or other official forms of ID. They struggle to prove their eligibility for humanitarian aid — and to cross into other countries.
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Courtroom drama: Ukrainian widow confronts Russian who shot her husband
The widow asked the Russian soldier what he felt when he killed her husband. "Fear," he said. "I understand you probably won't be able to forgive me. But I ask for your forgiveness."