Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned.  Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance …

Russia Asked China for Military and Economic Aid for Ukraine War, U.S. Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — Russia asked China to give it military equipment and support for the war in Ukraine after President Vladimir V. Putin began a full-scale invasion last month, according to U.S. officials.

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures  —  McDonald's and IBM are among those cautioned if leaders there criticize the government or if companies withdraw from the country  —  Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia …

Mayors urge homeless to get off streets as ‘cold-blooded killer’ stalks NYC, DC  —  The mayors of New York City and Washington, DC, urged their cities' homeless populations to seek shelter Sunday as a “cold-blooded killer” who had shot at least five vagrants remained on the loose.

American journalist Brent Renaud shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, police say  —  Washington — An American journalist was killed and another was wounded by Russian forces in the town of Irpin outside the capital of Kyiv as they were traveling to film refugees, Ukrainian police said Sunday.

Mark Levin Slams ‘Putin Wing of the Media’ For Pushing Ukraine Bioweapons Theory Days After Tucker Carlson Promotes It  —  Fox News' Mark Levin on Sunday those in the media promoting the conspiracy theory that Ukraine has been secretly developing bioweapons in conjunction with the U.S.

With cases still rising in Hong Kong, 300,000 people are isolating at home, officials say.  —  BEIJING — Two of China's largest cities, Shenzhen and Shanghai, imposed stringent restrictions on Sunday on the movements of their residents, as a coronavirus outbreak continued to spread across much of mainland China.

Koch Industries continues doing business in Russia  —  Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, has numerous ongoing business operations in Russia.  Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Koch Industries has given no indications that those business operations have been suspended.

Tanks, bombs, shootings: Ukrainians describe Russian takeover of villages  —  Witnesses describe soldiers shooting people dead in the street and confiscating phones and laptops  —  Russian soldiers have shot people dead in the street as they took over Ukrainian villages, according to fleeing residents.

Our cause in Ukraine is inspiring.  It probably won't stay that way.  —  These opening weeks in Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine have given us two things we hardly thought possible in Washington any longer: clarity of purpose and relative unity.

Why Putin Is Hell-Bent on Capturing Ukraine's Nuclear Reactors  —  ENDGAME  —  The takeover of Ukraine's nuclear facilities is a vital part of the Kremlin's “fear and control” strategy in the war.  —  The world watched in horror as shelling by Russian forces set fire to part of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine.

Ukraine dents ‘America First’ thinking deep in the heart of Trump country  —  “It breaks my heart to see this.  It's hard to sit still and not do something.  What can we do as individuals?” one GOP voter said at a town hall.  —  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Here in the middle …

America's Hesitation Is Heartbreaking  —  As the leader of NATO and of the free world, the United States needs to think much bigger than it has thus far. … He is the author most recently of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.

Roman Abramovich among Russian oligarchs targeted by new Morrison government sanctions  —  Australia follows UK and US in slapping sanctions on individuals linked to Vladimir Putin  — Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing  —  The Morrison government has slapped fresh sanctions …

Liz Cheney turns to Democrats to save her hide  —  JACKSON, Wyo. — In 2007, in this blue bastion of one of the reddest states in the country, liberal activists wheeled a giant statue of Dick Cheney through town to protest his star role in the Iraq War — before toppling it, Saddam Hussein style, for good measure.

China Pursues Afghanistan's Mineral Wealth After U.S. Exit  —  Chinese company is negotiating with Taliban to mine one of world's largest untapped reserves of copper  —  MES AYNAK, Afghanistan—Following the American exit from Afghanistan, China's move to claim the country's vast mineral wealth …