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Russian troops on Friday attacked a British television crew reporting on the invasion of Ukraine. Stuart Ramsay of Sky News reports that he and photographer Richie Mockler were wounded in the attack in the town of Bucha, where they were

Immigrant advocates cheered the Biden Administration’s move late Thursday to offer Ukrainians Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which will protect those currently in the United States from deportation and provide them with a work permit. Roughly 34,000 Ukrainians will likely benefit,

Several Western News Organizations Suspended Operations in Russia  The New York Times CNN, BBC, and others suspend broadcasting from Russia after Putin signs law limiting press  CNN Russia seizes Europe’s biggest nuclear plant and blocks media websites  Reuters.com China’s Great Firewall Has Inspired

Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö  The White House

Russian troops seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday, after attacking it overnight and starting a fire that stoked fears of a calamity. The fire, which was put out, was not in any of the facility’s six nuclear

Rafael Mariano Grossi was awakened in the predawn hours Friday with an urgent crisis. A massive blaze was engulfing a building at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as Russian and Ukrainian forces fought nearby. Word had already

As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, it’s increasingly using harsh tactics to control information about the war at home. Russia has banned Facebook, while also passing a law that could jail journalists and others for promulgating “fake news” about

Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 4, 2022.  | Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Why Putin’s crackdown on social media is a worrying sign. After a week of threats and half-measures, the Russian government has officially blocked Facebook and continues

With Russian military forces on the offensive in Ukraine, countries in Europe are on edge. Finland is a stable and prosperous democracy that shares an 800-mile border with Russia, and while it is not a member of NATO, Finland buys

Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have overestimated his ability to control the narrative over his invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report by NBC News. “Russia’s propaganda operation is flailing worldwide. It doesn’t appear like it had a