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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s capital—aimed at decapitating the pro-Western Ukrainian government—have left the city’s residents caught in a life-or-death choice between remaining in the city and escaping to safety.

Three flights Monday evening and Tuesday carry medical supplies, systems that provide potable water, and winter gear

Leading his country in battle against Russian invasion, Jewish president is being compared to storied heroes, while also seen as dispelling notions of Jews as unpatriotic

Poles mobilize to absorb hundreds of thousands fleeing the Russian invasion of their eastern neighbor

In just days, the country has been all-but-unplugged from a global system that powered its transition from a closed, government-controlled economy to a relatively modern one that yielded Western goods, foreign travel and a middle-class lifestyle.

Afghans will no longer be allowed to leave the country without a good reason, and women will be barred from traveling without a chaperone, as thousands who helped the U.S. war effort are still trying to escape.

With a deadline to reach an agreement fast approaching, diplomats worry that the crisis in Ukraine could augment Tehran’s leverage in negotiations to restore the 2015 pact.

Based on 34,000 studies, a new report says major weather events are more common and severe than previously predicted.

Observers say Russia will likely turn closer to China to make up for supplies of goods and services lost due to sanctions. (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP)

Russian leader’s actions in Ukraine leave officials wondering whether he comprehends or cares about cataclysmic consequences