International

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
The U.N. refugee agency says more than 5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country. The agency announced the milestone in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II on Wednesday.
To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas
Zurich, Switzerland, is shutting down the gas supply to some neighborhoods. Originally aimed at fighting climate change and saving money, it's also a step to cut gas imports from Russia.
Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine
Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials on both sides described as a new phase of the war.
A Ukrainian family finds solace in America but cannot escape heartbreak
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Eka Koliubaieva and her two daughters fled to the U.S., where a Virginia couple took them in after learning about the family's plight from a Facebook post.
Global finance meeting focuses on war-driven food insecurity
Russia and Ukraine produce roughly 14 percent of the world's wheat supply, according to the United Nations, and the war has resulted in soaring food prices and fears about food security globally.
U.S., S. Korea urge North's return to talks after missile tests
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea says Washington and Seoul have agreed on the need for a strong response to Pyongyang’s recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country.
Speaking of genocide, Biden escalates the war of words over Ukraine
The concept and practice of the U.S. government deciding what to recognize as a genocide is profoundly political, both in contemporary and historical cases.