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Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says

Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says

The stunning news — less than a month before an election that will give President Vladimir Putin another six years in power — brought renewed criticism and outrage directed at the Kremlin leader who has cracked down on all opposition at home.
by The Associated Press

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Columbia Heights City Council to vote on cease-fire resolution

Columbia Heights City Council to vote on cease-fire resolution

At a meeting in which community members spoke in support of a cease-fire for over an hour, the Columbia Heights mayor said a resolution is in the works and will be presented on Feb. 26.
by Cari Spencer

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Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

The talks come as Israel signals it may soon launch an invasion of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The talks were expected to center on a plan that would pause the fighting for up to six weeks.
by D. Parvaz

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Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The measure, which would provide $95 billion in military aid, has little hope of seeing a vote in the House where hard-line Republicans oppose the measure.
by Eric McDaniel

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With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons

With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons

Ukraine's domestic arms manufacturers bristle at the notion the country relies entirely on military aid from the U.S. and Europe. The country's weapons development and production, they say, is robust.
by Joanna Kakissis and Polina Lytvynova

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