Stars Coffee, a rebranded Starbucks chain, opens in Russia
Instead of a Starbucks crown, the Stars Coffee mermaid wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024 and build own outpost
The decision to quit the ISS project comes amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West over the Kremlin's military action in Ukraine.
Missiles hit Ukrainian port hours after Russia agrees to export grains
Ukraine denounced the strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations.
Ukraine's first lady appeals to US lawmakers for more weapons amid war's toll
Ukraine's first lady has appealed face to face to U.S. lawmakers for more air defense systems to help guard her country’s skies.
Instagram video captures young girl's last moments before deadly Ukraine bombing
The 4-year-old girl happily pushes a stroller in the video, moments before she would become one of the youngest victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, a pivotal city in eastern Ukraine
The capture brings Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Detroit area group raises money for body armor, medical supplies for Ukraine
"I know the contacts of who can get them there, through all kinds of different methods," Halushka said. "They've been doing that since the Soviet Union was still around, you couldn’t go through regular channels."
U.S. to establish permanent military base in Poland
Vladimir Putin thought NATO members would splinter after he invaded Ukraine, but got the opposite response instead, President Biden said.
Officials: Russian missile strike hits crowded Ukrainian shopping mall
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said.
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance plans to add thousands of troops and provide more resources to support Ukraine.
G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prepare new aid for Ukraine
The U.S. is reportedly planning to buy an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kyiv to help Ukraine fight Russian forces.
Michigan readies for Ukraine refugees fleeing war, and the need is great
Now it's World Refugee Awareness Week and Michigan is getting ready to welcome Ukrainians fleeing the ravages of war.
Gas prices soar around the world amid Russia-Ukraine war, rebound from COVID-19
Energy prices are a key driver of inflation that is rising worldwide and making the cost of living more expensive.
Russia-Ukraine war could last years, NATO chief warns
NATO's secretary-general urged countries ”not to weaken support for Ukraine, even if the costs are high."
Ukraine should be candidate for EU membership, European Commission says
The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted EU candidate status, a first step on the long road toward membership for the war-torn country.
US sending $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. will send an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began.
15-year-old Ukrainian boy dubbed a hero after using drone to help defeat Russian forces: report
The teenager was reportedly the only person in the area that was experienced with drones and could help fight off a Russian convoy that was just over 24 miles outside of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
Brittney Griner's fate in Russia tangled up with imprisoned Novi native Paul Whelan
Paul Whelan was left out of a prisoner swap in April that brought home another detainee. It has escalated pressure on the U.S. to avoid another one-for-one swap that doesn't include Whelan.
Meet Patron: Ukraine's bomb-sniffing hero pup
Patron is a bomb-sniffing pup who draws huge crowds wherever he goes.
Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial
Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in northeastern Ukraine in the early days of the war.



















