Zelenskyy accuses Russian military of war crimes in plea to UN Security Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

Help needed: Ukrainian zoo continues evacuations after shelling amid Russian invasion

Feldman Ecopark appears to be continuing evacuation efforts and has asked for donations that will not only help rescue the animals and find temporary homes and care but assist in humanitarian efforts as well.

Climate change: Earth will be 'unlivable' if emissions don't fall faster, UN report warns

A new report from the UN’s top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing.

US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin

The capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.

At least 3 dead in shooting on beach in Acapulco, Mexico

At least three people were killed in a shooting and subsequent confrontation with police Saturday at a beachside restaurant in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.

Biden: 'War criminal' Putin should face trial for Bucha killings

President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

Man gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged vaccine passes

The 60-year-old was caught at a vaccination center in Germany when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row.

Ukrainian troops cautiously retaking areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps

In at least one town, soldiers used cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets Saturday out of fear that Russian forces may have set booby-traps before leaving.

Ukraine strike on oil depot in Russian territory reported as talks resume

Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine have resumed as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down.

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Ukrainian refugees are flocking to the U.S.-Mexico border trying to get entry into the United States.

Convoy heads to Ukraine's Mariupol to attempt evacuation of trapped civilians

The Red Cross said its teams were traveling to Mariupol with relief and medical supplies and hoped to help pull civilians out of the beleaguered city on Friday.

Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks with Ukraine progress

Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.

Zelenskyy hints at openness to compromise with Russia on eastern Ukraine

With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in the hope of forcing Kyiv into surrendering part of the country’s territory to end the war.

China puts most of Shanghai on COVID-19 lockdown

Shanghai's Pudong financial district and nearby areas will be locked down from early Monday to Friday as citywide mass testing gets underway.

Space Orbiter to provide closest images of sun

The European Space Orbiter reached its closest distance to the sun Saturday giving researchers an unprecedented look, according to NASA.

Russia-Ukraine war: Explosions reported in Lviv, Biden denounces Putin

Russian forces appear to be shifting their focus from Ukraine's capital to the contested Donbas region, possibly signaling a new phase of the war.