Europe

A court in Moscow sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

5:12am August 05, 2022

A Russian court found Brittney Griner guilty on drug smuggling and possession charges. She was sentenced to more than nine years in prison. The Biden administration is working to secure her release.

People wait at the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.

Economy

The Bank of England predicts a lengthy recession at the end of the year

1:50am August 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Soaring natural gas prices are likely to drive consumer price inflation to 13.3% in October, the bank said. That will push Britain into recession later this year, bank forecasts show.

A Russian court finds Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession

1:09am August 05, 2022

The widely expected verdict comes nearly six months after the WNBA star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport with cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.

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World News

Ukraine condemns Amnesty International report that troops were too close to civilians

5:41pm August 04, 2022

by Julian Hayda

Amnesty International has criticized Ukraine for setting up military bases in residential areas. Ukrainian officials say It's Russian forces that are putting Ukrainian civilians lives in jeopardy.

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A young Ukrainian man's journey to get himself and his mother to safety

5:29pm August 04, 2022

by Kat Lonsdorf

One young man has struggled to get himself and his mom out of Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine as fighting there intensifies.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has a plum speaking role at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, despite a speech last week widely decried as racist. One of his top aides resigned in protest.

Why conservatives invited Hungary's autocratic leader to headline Dallas event

5:11pm August 04, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, will address the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

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Brittney Griner holds a picture of her Russian basketball team as she stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, on Thursday.

A Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

4:32pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case.

National

'Rough Translation': Redefining local news in an interconnected world

6:12am August 04, 2022

by Gregory Warner

A hyper-local news site in New York started accepting stories from a writer in Ukraine. Why was the outlet covering a story taking place thousands of miles away?

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, welcomes Paivi Nevala, minister counselor of the Finnish Embassy, left, and Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

U.S. Senate approves Finland and Sweden for membership into NATO

12:00am August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Inside the workshop and showroom of Giovanna Alessandro, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

World News

Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war

1:45pm August 03, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy."

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