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August 16, 2022
Care Amid Chaos As Doctors Push Their Limits To Aid Ukraine's War-Wounded

Medical teams at a Ukrainian military hospital fight to save lives, performing amputations and removing shrapnel without fuss -- but it's the psychological wounds that are most troubling, says the chief surgeon. "I'm just doing my job," says Andriy, a doctor from Kyiv.
August 07, 2022
'Tsunami Of Trees' Sweeps Pakistan

A project launched by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to plant 10 billion trees in Pakistan has dramatically transformed some areas of the country.
August 02, 2022
Migrants Called 'Bandits And Scum' Face Police Crackdowns And Raised Fences On Serbian-Hungarian Border

Migrants attempting to cross from northern Serbia into Hungary and the European Union are facing ever tougher challenges. Hungary is increasing the height of its border fence and Serbian police are ramping up operations while a Serbian far-right group patrols the border for illegal migrants.
August 01, 2022
Deadly Harvest: Reaping Ukraine's Grainfields

Ukrainian farmers wearing flak jackets have begun the 2022 harvest as parts of the world await grain from the “breadbasket” of Europe.
July 10, 2022
Search And Rescue Ongoing After Russian Rockets Hit Apartment Blocks In Ukraine

Ukrainian rescue workers have recovered 15 bodies after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-story apartment block in Chasiv Yar, a town of about 12,000 inhabitants between Bakhmut and Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The attack came late on July 9.
June 26, 2022
Ukrainian Firefighters Rescue Residents, Clear Rubble As Russian Missiles Hit Housing Area

Ukrainian authorities say one person was killed and four were injured in Kyiv's Shevchenko district in an explosion blamed on Russian missile strikes early on June 26. Firefighters rushed to rescue residents trapped inside an apartment building.
June 23, 2022
Rescuers Battle To Reach Remote Epicenter Of Deadly Afghan Earthquake

Efforts to reach communities in Afghanistan affected by the June 22 earthquake are being hampered by bad roads and heavy rain. The magnitude-6.1 quake is known to have killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500. The epicenter was 160 kilometers southeast of Kabul near the Pakistani border.
June 18, 2022
Mariupol: Before And After

Aerial footage captures contrasting images of the city of Mariupol before and after February 24, when Russia launched its military invasion of Ukraine.
June 14, 2022
Young Iranian Women Still Being Forced Into 'Virginity Tests' Ahead Of Marriage

Thousands of young women and girls in Iran continue to be subjected to "virginity tests" before marriage despite there being no medical basis for such examinations. Those who fail the tests can be forced to undergo hymen reconstruction or, in some cases, have been the subject of "honor killings."
May 28, 2022
'Russification' Begins With Big Screens, Passports In Occupied Areas Of Ukraine

Efforts to pursue "Russification" are gathering pace in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces. They include mobile TV units showing Russian news channels on big screens, summer schools to prepare children for the Russian school curriculum, plus a move to Russian rubles and Russian passports.
May 03, 2022
Sowing At Gunpoint: How Ukrainian Farmers Work In Occupied Territories

Ukrainian farmers are being forced to work at gunpoint and some have had their farms confiscated, according to reports from inside Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, farmers on Ukrainian-held land are wearing bulletproof vests and helmets to protect themselves as they work.
April 25, 2022
Blinken: 'Sovereign, Independent Ukraine' Will Outlast Putin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have spoken to the media a day after their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
April 17, 2022
Mariupol: How A Prosperous Ukrainian City Was Turned Into A Cemetery

The port city of Mariupol was home to 400,000 people before Russia's invasion. It has been under siege by Russian troops and under constant shelling for more than 50 days. The city has been reduced to rubble. Thousands of civilians are believed to have died there.
April 03, 2022
Russia Accused Of Atrocities In Kyiv Suburb Of Bucha

Russian forces have been accused of committing atrocities in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital.
March 30, 2022
Liberating Ukrainian Troops Find Kyiv Suburb A Wasteland

The town of Irpin, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, was recently liberated by Ukrainian forces and has been reduced to an eerie wasteland of burned-out buildings, shattered vehicles, and bodies still lying in the streets.
March 29, 2022
'It's Hell': Ukrainians Describe Harrowing Escape From Besieged City Of Mariupol

Ukrainian civilians who have escaped from the besieged port city of Mariupol have described scenes of "hell" and say those who remain in the ruins are on the brink of starvation. Russian forces have surrounded the city and have been pounding it with artillery and rocket fire.
March 26, 2022
Biden Says Putin Cannot Win In Ukraine And "Cannot Remain In Power"

Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot win in his war against Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said on March 26 during a visit to Warsaw. He also told a crowd in the Polish capital that the Russian president "cannot remain in power."
March 26, 2022
Smoke And Gunfire In Slavutych As City Protests Against Russian Occupation

Gunfire and the sounds of explosions were heard in the northern Ukrainian city of Slavutych after residents protested against Russian occupation. The city's mayor, Yuriy Fomychev, was filmed addressing crowds saying the Russians had agreed to vacate the city center.
March 22, 2022
Breastfeeding Ukrainian Mother Wounded While Shielding Her Baby During Russian Attack

A 27-year-old Ukrainian mother was wounded while protecting her baby during a Russian missile attack. The woman -- named Olha -- was injured as she was breastfeeding her child in Kyiv's Podil district on March 18.
March 22, 2022
Bombs, Basements, And Burials: Besieged Mariupol Residents Struggle To Survive

As Russian forces continue to pound the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, an estimated 300,000 trapped residents are struggling to survive.

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