Massive military aid package to Ukraine signals U.S. is in war for the long-haul
To mark six months of the war in Ukraine, President Biden announced the largest single military aid package for Ukraine yet: $3 billion.
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Residents near a Ukrainian nuclear plant are preparing in case of radiation exposure
Authorities are distributing iodine tablets as Ukraine and Russia traded blame over threats to the Zaporizhzhia plant.
Far-right political leader Giorgia Meloni takes spotlight in Italy's general election
Scott Simon talks with Cecilia Sottilotta, assistant professor of international relations at The American University of Rome, about far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.
At Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials try to prevent a meltdown
A nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine is at risk of melting down because of attacks on the surrounding electric grid. European officials want international inspectors to visit the plant.
Long lines of trucks at the Latvia-Russia border show immense toll of war
European sanctions on Russia have caused massive traffic back-ups along the Latvian border. The war has also put the region's inhabitants in the middle of two hostile power blocs.
Whatever happened to ... the caring Ukrainian neurologist who didn't let war stop her
Dr. Aleksandra Shchebet fled Kyiv but resolved to help any way she could, from virtual visits to packing medical supplies. Now she's back home, tending to patients who are deeply affected by the war.
Ukrainian nuclear plant, controlled by Russian forces, temporarily went off line
Conditions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine are deteriorating as international monitors are hoping to visit the facility in the coming days.
News brief: Wyoming economic summit, student debt equity, nuclear plant at risk
The Fed chair speaks in Jackson Hole, Wyo. President Biden's student loan plan is designed to help low-income borrowers. Conditions deteriorate at a Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russian control.
Households across the U.K. are about to experience an 80% jump in energy costs
The latest price cap — the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers — will take effect Oct. 1, just as the cold months set in. And bills are expected to rise again in January.
Why the U.S. cares about the war in Ukraine
Six months into the war in Ukraine, why should the U.S. continue to care and spend billions of dollars on the war when Europe is so ambivalent? And what do U.S. officials see as the end game?