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Novak Djokovic and Russian Tennis Players Are Expected to Compete at French Open

Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, officials said

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN / AP March 16, 2022

Why Russians Are Fleeing By Train for Europe

On a recent Thursday evening, three protestors stood on Platform 9 of the Helsinki station, waiting to greet the train from Saint Petersburg. Draped in the Ukrainian flag, one held aloft a handwritten poster with...

By Lisa Abend / Helsinki March 16, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian Detained in Iran, Preparing to Leave, U.K. Lawmaker Says

The British-Iranian has been detained in Iran for nearly six years

By DANICA KIRKA and JON GAMBRELL / AP March 16, 2022

China Faces Its Worst COVID-19 Outbreak Since Wuhan

Experts say that zero-COVID isn't purely a public health issue but a political one too

By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong March 16, 2022

A Year After the Spa Shootings, Asians Fear More Than Physical Attacks

Unfairly blamed for COVID-19, Asian Americans increasingly are subject to verbal harassment, but that's rarely considered a hate crime

By Melissa Chan March 16, 2022

Why China’s Latest COVID-19 Lockdowns Could Delay Amazon Orders in the U.S.

Orders placed with platforms like Amazon and Walmart may be delayed by COVID-19 lockdowns in some of China’s key manufacturing hubs.

By Bloomberg March 16, 2022

China Should Use Influence on Russia to End War: Singapore

“I hope they will assert their influence with Chinese characteristics, which means quietly and discreetly, but effectively,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said

By Philip J. Heijmans/Bloomberg March 15, 2022

Haitian Migrant Mirard Joseph Tells His Story

The man at the center of the photograph is reclaiming his story

By Jasmine Aguilera/Washington , Harold Isaac/Port-au-Prince and Photographs by Paul Ratje/Port-au-Prince March 15, 2022

The Man On Ukraine's Digital Frontline

Ukraine's youngest minister is inventing a whole new way to fight a war online

By Vera Bergengruen March 15, 2022

Leaders of 3 EU Countries Visit Kyiv

The leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia are traveling to Kyiv on a European Union mission. They are to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Vanessa Gera/AP March 15, 2022

Ukraine’s Growing Fuel Crisis Will Cause Global Hunger and Worsen Inflation

Farmers in Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, have run out of fuel. Two weeks into Russia’s assault on Ukraine supply chains are disrupted and a critical shortage of fuel for tractors and trucks is pushing...

By Suriya Jayanti March 15, 2022

'They're Lying to You.' Russian State TV Employee Arrested After Interrupting Live Broadcast With Anti-War Sign

It was a jaw-dropping moment when for a few seconds a young woman interrupted a live news broadcast on Russian state media to wave a sign that said: “Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re...

By Flavia Krause-Jackson/Bloomberg March 14, 2022

Pregnant Woman, Baby Die After Russian Bombing

A wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital that was bombed by Russia last week has died, along with her baby

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV/AP March 14, 2022

Ukraine Needs More Military Aid from NATO—And Fast

As the Russian ground advance in Ukraine begins to gain a bit more momentum and encircle Kyiv, the West must consider its options. Despite the heroic efforts of the Ukrainians, facilitated by a deluge of...

By James Stavridis March 14, 2022

Pfizer Halts Clinical Trials in Russia But Will Continue to Supply Medicine

Pfizer will donate all profits from its Russian subsidiary to Ukraine relief causes

By TIMOTHY ANNETT / BLOOMBERG March 14, 2022

Myanmar Artist's Daring Mission to Tell His Father's Story

Young artist Sai braved military checkpoints to make secret images of father's house—and tell of his country's suffering

By Charlie Campbell / London March 14, 2022

Will China Try to Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine?

Who can stop Russia’s war in Ukraine? European and U.S. diplomats have worked hard to win help from China, a country powerful enough and close enough to Russia, they hope, to change Vladimir Putin’s plans....

By Ian Bremmer March 14, 2022

Russia Is Seeking Military Aid from China, the U.S. Says

The apparent request heightens tensions about the Ukraine war ahead of a meeting between top U.S. and Chinese aides

By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK / AP March 13, 2022

China Locks Down Shenzhen as COVID-19 Cases Jump

The surge in infections in the southern tech hub is thought to be linked to an unbridled outbreak in neighboring Hong Kong

By Ryan Hesketh / Bloomberg March 13, 2022

Russia Strikes and Hits Mosque Near Ukraine Capital

There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of Mariupol's elegant, city-center mosque

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU / AP March 12, 2022

Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death

An announcement by Saudi state television described those executed as having “followed the footsteps of Satan”

By JON GAMBRELL / AP March 12, 2022

A Surge of Ukrainians at the US-Mexico Border

A Ukrainian woman, Sofiia, and her three children were finally allowed to cross the United States-Mexico border near Tijuana on the morning of March 11. It was their third attempt to seek asylum in the...

By Jasmine Aguilera March 11, 2022

Ukraine Must Be the Last War of the Age of Impunity

Russia’s invasion has rightly put Ukraine in headlines around the world. The brazen effort to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and now the growing attacks on civilian targets have shocked the global public. But while what is...

By David Miliband March 11, 2022

How Ukrainian Citizens Are Mobilizing Against Russia

As the Ukrainian armed and territorial defense forces fiercely resist Russian invasion, so do ordinary civilians across the country. The bravery of Ukrainian people takes different forms: mass protest rallies with blue and yellow flags...

By Olga Tokariuk March 11, 2022

U.S. Revokes Russia's 'Favored Nation' Trade Status, Bans Its Alcohol and Diamonds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and also ban imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds....

By ZEKE MILLER, JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN / AP March 11, 2022

The Pros and Cons of Letting Companies Fight Our Wars

Traditionally, corporations that do business with countries that are considered international pariahs have drawn a bright line between matters of trade and matters of state. Many CEOs see it more or less as Mark Weil...

By Belinda Luscombe March 11, 2022

China Locks Down City of 9 Million

Omicron is surging in the northeastern city of Changchun

By Associated Press March 11, 2022

Germany Rolls Back Environmental Rules To Boost Domestic Crops Threatened by Russia's War in Ukraine

Germany will allow farmers to sow crops for feed in previously ecologically protected areas as Russia's war in Ukraine impacts supply

By IRINA ANGHEL/BLOOMBERG March 11, 2022

Russian Airstrikes Hit Western Ukraine as Offensive Widens

Airports in western Ukraine were hit Friday as invading troops kept up pressure on the capital Kyiv

By EVGENIY MALOLETKA / AP March 11, 2022

The World Has a Russian Oil Problem. Here's the Best Way to Solve It

The Biden Administration has been deploying seasoned American diplomats around the globe to drum up extra oil production, so far with few results. The President has even weighed in himself publicly, with minimal impact. The...

By Amy Myers Jaffe March 10, 2022

The Challenges of Building a War Crimes Case Against Putin

Exhausted and choked with emotion, a group of captured Russian soldiers told journalists in Kyiv on Monday that their government had betrayed them by sending them to fight a war under false pretenses. “I feel...

By Vivienne Walt March 10, 2022

LGBTQ Ukrainians Flee to Countries Hostile to Their Rights

For Vitaly and his wife, it was the bright light that woke them up at 4:30 am on Feb. 24. Then came the crashes of the explosions, four in a row, shaking their home in...

By Madeleine Carlisle March 10, 2022

How Russians Are Dealing With an Internet That's Gone Dark

In early March, Russia’s internet began to feel like a ghost town. TikTok stopped publishing new posts. Media outlets pulled out their correspondents. YouTube stopped its creators from earning money on their videos. The digital...

By Chris Stokel-Walker March 10, 2022

Ukraine Crisis Spurs Russophobia Around the World

The attacks appear to indiscriminately target those from the Russian-speaking diaspora

By Tara Law March 10, 2022

Moldova's Prime Minister on Russia and Staying Neutral

The tiny, landlocked nation has to walk a tightrope on Russia

By Charlie Campbell / Chișinău, Moldova March 10, 2022

How South Korea’s Next President Capitalized on Backlash

Yoon Suk-yeol narrowly won the 2022 South Korean presidential election in part by appealing to angry young men who believe they experience “reverse discrimination”

By Amy Gunia March 10, 2022

How the Letter 'Z' Fits Into the History of Russian Propaganda Efforts

On March 5, Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun stepped up to the podium at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha to receive his gold medal in the parallel bars. Next to him stood Russian gymnast...

By Simmone Shah March 9, 2022

Why McDonald’s Leaving Russia Might Be Just What Putin Wants

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Through a gray and empty Red Square, Mikhail Gorbachev strolled leisurely...

By Philip Elliott March 9, 2022

Russian Airstrike Hits Ukrainian Maternity Hospital

(MARIUPOL, Ukraine) — An airstrike on a hospital in the port city of Mariupol killed three people, including a child, the city council said Thursday, as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities, as...

By Evgeniy Maloletka/AP March 9, 2022

Bellingcat's Eliot Higgins on the Ukraine Information War

The ability of anyone with a phone or laptop to see Russia's invasion of Ukraine unfold in almost real time—and to believe what they're seeing—comes to us thanks to the citizens operating what's known as...

By Karl Vick March 9, 2022

U.S. Buys Little Russian Oil. The Ban Will Have a Big Effect

World leaders are confronting tough questions about how to support Ukraine and beef up sanctions against Russia. But when it comes to cutting off Russian oil—one of the country’s biggest exports— there’s no consensus, even...

By Emily Barone March 9, 2022

Ukraine’s Conflict Has Rippled All the Way to the Arctic

The conflict in Ukraine has far reaching consequences for climate change and the Arctic

By Aryn Baker March 9, 2022

Polio Makes a Comeback in Ukraine as War Halts Vaccination Campaign

The country pays a double price

By Jeffrey Kluger and Tara Law March 9, 2022

Could the U.S. Offer Refuge to Defectors?

As world leaders attempt to isolate and punish Russia with sanctions and trade bans for its invasion of Ukraine, a handful of American academics are pushing a more unconventional idea: the United States and Europe...

By Jasmine Aguilera March 9, 2022

How Russia Is Beating the West at Deterrence

Deterrence is working in the Ukraine crisis, just not for the right side. In this tragedy’s most catastrophic blunder, the United States and its allies failed to deter Russia from invading. President Joe Biden’s plan...

By John Bolton March 9, 2022

Chernobyl Site Off Power Grid, Putting Safety at Risk, Say Officials

Without power the 'parameters of nuclear and radiation safety' cannot be controlled, Ukraine's grid operator said

By YURAS KARMANAU / AP March 9, 2022

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How China’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Upend the World Order

Heat Pumps Are a Weapon in the E.U.’s Face-Off With Russia

Mothers Return to Ukraine to Rescue Their Children

Powerful 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits North Japan