International

As Ukraine's war drags on and a D.C. shutdown looms, Zelenskyy makes his case for aid
The Ukrainian leader will visit Washington Thursday to meet with Congress. Biden has requested $24 billion in new aid to Ukraine, but the funding is in limbo ahead of a possible government shutdown.
5 Americans freed from prison in Iran land on U.S. soil
The former prisoners were tearfully reunited with family and friends at the airport, hugging and crying after years of enforced separation.
Sewing thread lifeline: Weekly gatherings help Afghan refugees build community in Minnesota
Hundreds of Afghan refugees have made their way to Minnesota since the fall of Kabul two years ago. It can be a tough transition, but efforts to help them build a community here now include a cultural touchstone for many Afghans: sewing.
Officials say 5 prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran
Flight-tracking data analyzed by the Associated Press showed a Qatar Airways flight take off at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, which has been used for exchanges in the past. Iranian state media soon after said the flight had left Tehran.