Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Rescuers work at a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 22. (Stringer/Reuters) Russia unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on towns and cities across Ukraine on Wednesday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed from Moscow following talks with President Vladimir Putin. Xi left Russia’s capital pledging…

Prince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukrainian-Polish border | CNN

Warsaw, Poland CNN  —  Britain’s Prince William made a rare, unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday, meeting British and Polish troops stationed near the Ukrainian-Polish border and praising their “cooperation in support of the people of Ukraine and their freedom.” The Prince of Wales first visited the 3rd Brigade Territorial…

John Major Fast Facts | CNN

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date: March 29, 1943 Birth place: Carshalton, Surrey Birth name: John Major Father: Abraham Thomas Ball, stage name – Tom Major, performer Mother: Gwen (Coates) Major, dancer Marriage: Norma (Johnson)…

Large ship tips over at port in Edinburgh, causing injuries | CNN

CNN  —  A large ship sitting in a dry dock was dislodged from its holding and partially tipped over in the Scottish capital Edinburgh on Wednesday, leaving 25 people injured, emergency services said. A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service told CNN that 15 patients were transported to local hospitals…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on Tuesday. (Grigoy Sysoyev/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images) As two autocrats traded tributes over a feast of quail, venison, Siberian white salmon and pomegranate sorbet, China and Russia seemed to conjure the anti-Western compact the US has long feared. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit…

UK accuses Russia of disinformation over depleted uranium | CNN

CNN  —  Russia is “deliberately trying to disinform,” said the UK Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned London against providing Ukraine with ammunition that contains depleted uranium. On Monday, the UK confirmed that it will send ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, a development which…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine, Xi-Putin meeting in Moscow

Fumio Kishida delivers a speech in New Delhi on March 20. (Kydpl Kyodo/AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Kishida has…

London’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes | CNN

CNN  —  London’s Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal…

China’s Xi arrives in Moscow for first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine | CNN

CNN  —  Xi Jinping has landed in Moscow for meetings with Vladimir Putin, Russian state media TASS reported Monday, the first time China’s leader has visited his neighbor and close strategic partner since Russia began its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Xi’s visit comes days after the International Criminal Court in…