Live updates: China sends aid to Ukraine, nixes sanctions | Nation

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BEIJING — China says it is sending humanitarian aid including food and daily necessities worth 5 million yuan ($791,000) to Ukraine while continuing to oppose sanctions against Russia over its invasion. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters an initial batch was sent to … Read more

Live updates: Ukraine says aircraft bombed cities overnight | Nation

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Russian aircraft bombed cities in eastern and central Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. Shelling pounded suburbs of the capital, Kyiv. In Sumy and Okhtyrka, to the east of Kyiv near the Russian border, bombs fell on residential buildings and destroyed a … Read more

Live updates: Foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia to meet | Nation

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine will meet near the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya this week. Cavusoglu said Monday he would also take part in the meeting between Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and … Read more

Live updates: Zelenskyy: Ukrainian forces holding key cities | Nation

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces were holding key cities in the central and southeastern part of the country Saturday, while the Russians were trying to block and keep encircled Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Sumy. “We’re inflicting losses on the … Read more

Live-Updates: Frankreich arbeitet an der Sicherung von Nuklearstandorten in der Ukraine | Nation

Von The Associated Press Die neuesten Entwicklungen zum Russland-Ukraine-Krieg: PARIS – Das Büro von Präsident Emmanuel Macron sagt, Frankreich werde bald konkrete Maßnahmen vorschlagen, um die Sicherheit der fünf wichtigsten Nuklearstandorte der Ukraine zu gewährleisten. Die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen werden auf der Grundlage der Kriterien der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde erstellt, heißt es in einer Erklärung der französischen Präsidentschaft … Read more

‘Wake-up call’: St. Louis faces dimming prospects absent new efforts to draw population | Politics

A lone car drives down Collinsville Road as the sunset glows red outlining the St. Louis skyline on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, as photographed from Monks Mound in Collinsville, Illinois. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected] Laurie Skrivan ST. LOUIS — Mike Welch grew up in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Eight years ago, he left St. … Read more