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Fighting continues as negotiators for Ukraine and Russia make a breakthrough

4:25pm March 29, 2022

by Nathan Rott

For the first time since Russia's invaded Ukraine, there's a sign of progress towards peace. Negotiators for the two countries met in Istanbul Tuesday, with both sides outlining possible concessions.

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Salvadorans are concerned over President Bukele's new power from state of emergency

4:25pm March 29, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

After a weekend of intense gang violence with scores of killings, El Salvador's president declared emergency powers that some worry he could use to squelch political opposition.

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A custom LEGO company raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine Relief

4:25pm March 29, 2022

A custom LEGO store in a Chicago suburb has raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine relief by selling a figurine of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and an accessory of a Molotov cocktail.

Putin publicly put Russian nuclear forces on high alert. What should we make of that?

4:25pm March 29, 2022

by Greg Myre

Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert, and Western officials have raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks. How serious are these threats?

Volunteers, many of them forced to flee the war in other parts of Ukraine, pack meals for members of the country's Territorial Defense Forces in Moderna restaurant in Dnipro, Ukraine.

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With front lines on 3 sides, Ukraine's Dnipro sharpens its focus on the war

3:00pm March 29, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The city, an island of relative safety surrounded by fighting, has become a hub for humanitarian aid and for people fleeing the war in the Donbas and other parts of Ukraine.

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Kids play on retro computers in the IT 8-bit museum in Mariupol, Ukraine, before it was attacked.

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A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia

1:15pm March 29, 2022

"It's been a hobby of my life," said the owner of the retro computer collection that was hit by a Russian attack in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (center in chains), is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb. 15.

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Honduras Supreme Court says a former president can be extradited to the United States

11:00am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Honduras' Supreme Court approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. The court rejected his final appeal.

The newly-detained superyacht Phi is pictured while docked in Canary Wharf in east London on Tuesday.

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A $49M Russian superyacht has been detained by U.K. officials near London

10:56am March 29, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Detaining the yacht, named Phi, is "a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies," Britain's transport secretary said. Officials said the yacht's ownership is "deliberately well hidden."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Scottish Conservative Party conference on March 18 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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U.K. police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal

10:35am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

British police said Tuesday that they were fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns.

Pedro Castillo, Peru's president, center, leaves for an impeachment hearing at the Congress of the Republic in Lima, Peru, on Monday.

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Peru's president survives 2nd impeachment effort in 8 months

10:33am March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pedro Castillo avoided joining the South American nation's list of impeached leaders as opposition lawmakers failed to get enough votes to remove him from office only eight months into his term