Ukraine

Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India, and in March 2019 in Venezuela. The situation is unlikely to get better anytime soon, for three reasons. First, as countries everywhere move to…

March 18, 2022, 9:22 AM UTC It was a desperate plea from a city under siege: "CHILDREN" in huge bold letters. Satellite images from Maxar Technologies, a U.S. Defense contractor, this week showed the word clearly written in front of and behind a theater that Ukraine says was sheltering women and…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock delivers a speech on national security strategy ahead of a panel discussion at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that supply shortfalls…

Author of the article: Canadian Press Laura Osman and James McCarten Publishing date: Mar 16, 2022  •  1 day ago  •  5 minute read  •  262 Comments Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Reuters, AFP via Getty Images Canada has had to make “heartbreaking decisions” when…

The threats of cyberwarfare and online disinformation loom over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but even in this online age, war is still life or death for those in the firing line Humans | Leader 16 March 2022 Sean Gallup/Getty Images THE ever-growing threats of cyberwarfare and online disinformation are now…

WASHINGTON — Frustrated and emotional lawmakers concede there is little they can do to immediately stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unrelenting assault on Ukraine. Members of Congress now find themselves grappling with the limits of U.S. and allied efforts to halt a bloody war in Eastern Europe, where President Joe…

As part of a massive military aid package announced Wednesday, the Biden administration is providing Ukraine with U.S.-made killer drones — cutting-edge guided missiles that could accurately target Russian troops from miles away — two congressional officials briefed on the matter told NBC News. The White House referred to the weapons in a fact sheet on…

Around 20,000 people have fled Mariupol in what is believed to be the biggest evacuation yet from the besieged port city. Around 570 of some 4,000 vehicles that left the city have reached Zaporizhzhia which is 160 miles (260km) northwest while others will spend the night in various towns along…

A British man who travelled to Ukraine to join the military fight against Russia's invasion says he left the warzone amid fears he was facing a "suicide mission". Ben Spann told Sky News he did not tell his wife or 16-year-old son that he was going to Ukraine to take…

A pregnant woman who was pictured being evacuated from a bombed maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has died along with her baby. She was rushed to another hospital following the Russian attack last week, the AP news agency reported. As doctors tried to save her - and…