Ukraine's new law will let it fund the war effort by selling Russian assets
Just last week, a Ukrainian court seized hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of assets owned by a Russian oligarch.
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Biden says the U.S. would be willing to intervene militarily to defend Taiwan
A White House official said Biden's comments did not reflect a policy shift, even though the U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan.
The flow of Ukrainian refugees has changed direction in Poland. And so has aid relief
Medyka is the busiest border crossing between Poland and Ukraine. Aid workers flocked there to set up tents offering assistance when the war started. But these days, the flow of refugees has shifted.
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.
A Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, had pleaded guilty last week to shooting an unarmed Ukrainian man in late February. On Monday, a panel of judges in Kyiv sentenced him to life in prison.
A record 100 million people have been forced from their homes
Violence and natural disasters are fueling the surge in the number of people displaced, the U.N. says in a new report.
Kim and other N. Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry
The isolated East Asian country has only stated how many people have fevers daily, and has only identified a few of the cases as COVID-19 since admitting to an outbreak of the omicron variant.
Liev Schreiber's family ties to Ukraine push him to help its people
The actor speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened this weekend (May 21-22)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of 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.