Japan promises to ‘lead the world’ in fighting Russian aggression with $5.5 billion in Ukraine aid | CNN

Tokyo CNN  —  Japan pledged $5.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Monday, nearly quadrupling…

After nearly one year of war, how Ukraine defied the odds — and may still defeat Russia | CNN

CNN  —  “When you attack us, you will see our faces. Not our backs, but our…

Opinion: What Putin forgot when he invaded Ukraine | CNN

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South Africa risks backlash for Russian naval exercises, but its history with Moscow runs deep | CNN

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN  —  As the anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine approaches,…

Faint cracks emerge in the facade of Putin’s rule, one year after Ukraine invasion | CNN

CNN  —  Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is fond of a phrase, “the wonderful Russia of…

US conducts helicopter raid in Syria capturing ISIS official | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria…

Opinion: A ‘slam dunk’ bill to prevent a repeat of an ugly chapter of American history | CNN

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North Korea tests long-range ballistic missile, Seoul says | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korea launched a presumed long-range ballistic missile Saturday afternoon, South…

A Ukrainian soldier was told his legs could be amputated. An American hospital might help him walk again | CNN

CNN  —  Vladyslav Orlov, an officer in Ukraine’s national guard, didn’t see what hit him, but…

‘The day my life was stolen.’ Seven voices reflect on one year of Putin’s war | CNN

CNN  —  It’s the evening of February 23, 2022. In Kyiv, the boss of a news…