Month: March 2022
Podcast: How women are still building – and leading – Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital
We’re marking International Women’s Day by talking about leadership, important developments in women’s health and how the #metoo movement has affected the field of gynecology
Read MoreRussia’s War on Ukraine Has Created Over 1 Million Refugees in Just a Week
Many people fleeing the country have headed to Poland. It has taken a procession of volunteers on both sides of the border to manage the continent’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II.
Read MorePutin Thought Ukraine Would Fall Quickly. An Airport Battle Proved Him Wrong.
Russia wanted to use Hostomel Airport outside Kyiv to bring troops directly to the capital. A band of Ukrainian soldiers fought to keep the Russians from using the landing strip, forcing them to move soldiers and supplies over land.
Read MoreFrance’s Macron Declares Run for Re-Election
The announcement kicks off a campaign that has been overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, a conflict in which the president’s diplomatic efforts have lifted his political standing.
Read MoreIran, U.S. Close to Reviving Iranian Nuclear Deal
Talks advance in Vienna while U.N. atomic agency reports Iran has almost enough near-weapons-grade nuclear fuel for a bomb.
Read MoreTens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation
The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced. (Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP)
Read MoreRussians seize nuclear plant after attack, Ukrainian officials say
The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says there had been no release of radioactive material following a projectile hitting a building at the plant facility. (Image credit: Olexander Prokopenko/AP)
Read MoreRussian troops are attacking Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Russian troops appear to be at the entrance of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and are engaged in active combat. Footage shows what looks like a fire in one of its administrative buildings.
Read MorePutin’s war on Ukraine, explained
Understand the current conflict’s history in less than 10 minutes. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “special military operation.” But the scale of the attack shows this is
Read MoreThe Supreme Court hands the CIA a victory in a horrid case about torture
CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. | Charles Ommanney/Getty Images The CIA’s worst-kept secret will remain a “state secret.” There’s no reasonable doubt that Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, a Palestinian man who is often referred to as “Abu Zubaydah,” was held
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