AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
newsadvance.com > news > national...., has terrorized people for much of the week -- pummeling western Cuba and raking across Florida before gathering strength in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean to curve back and strike South Carolina.... ...Arizona judge won't suspend ruling that halted all abortions. The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson means the state's abortion providers will not be able to restart procedures....
What the war in Ukraine means for Asia's climate goals
registercitizen.com > news > article...Asanka Sampath, a 43-year-old factory clerk, is forever vigilant. He checks his phone for messages, walks past the pump, and browses social media to see if fuel has arrived. Delays could mean being left stranded for days. "I am really fed up with this," he said.... ...Europe's need for gas means that they're competing with Asian countries, driving up prices of fossil fuels and resulting in what Tim Buckley, the director of the thinktank Climate Energy Finance, refers to as "hyper-inflation .. and I use that word as an understatement."...
Russian troops "encircled" near key Ukraine town in annexed region | Top updates
hindustantimes.com > world-news...Kyiv has asked the international community to help secure.Here are top updates on the Russia-Ukraine war:-The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's watchdog agency, questioned Russian forces about the director general of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, which Russia... ...-Russia's state-controlled Gazprom PJSC suspended natural gas deliveries to Italy, escalating a deepening energy crisis in Europe.(With inputs from agencies)...
Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city
wmur.com > article...that Moscow now illegally claims as its own.The fighting comes at a pivotal moment in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war.... ...Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m....
Russia slapped with further sanctions
denipt.com.au > national...In a statement, the government said claims to legitimacy for the referendums held in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were baseless.... ..."The areas of Ukraine currently occupied by Russian forces are the sovereign territory of Ukraine, no sham referendum will change this," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said....
AP News Summary at 6:22 p.m. EDT | Coronavirus
swoknews.com > coronavirus...Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his military have vowed to keep fighting to liberate all regions from Russian control.Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recoveryFORT MYERS, Fla.... ...In a possible attempt to secure Moscowâs hold on the newly annexed territory, Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m....
Why it's such a big deal "the tsarina of Russian pop" opposed war in Ukraine
richmond.com > news > world...Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced hasty referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine and the conscription of Russian men, Russian singer Alla Pugacheva posted a message decrying the war on Instagram, where she commands 3.5 million followers.... ...Though her performing style could be clownish -- even grotesque -- she became one of the first Russian pop singers to use lyrics drawn from the texts of classical poets such as William Shakespeare and Boris Pasternak....
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
greensboro.com > news > national...But there is no trace of any pseudo-referendum there," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Saturday.... ...Several fights between supporters of the two rival soccer teams were reported inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province's Malang city after the Indonesian Premier League game ended with Persebaya Surabaya beating Arema Malang 3-2....
The World to present worldwide Manhattan Short Film Festival
kearneyhub.com > news > local...Lightning," directed by Johnny Burns and Pier van Tijn, starring Peter Mullan and Joanna Scanlon. The story follows Don, a man seeking the quiet life in the Scottish Highlands who keeps getting hit by lightning.... ..."The Blanket," directed by Teppo Airaksinen, from Finland, starring Elina Patrakka, Iida-Maria Heinonen and Elina Keinonen. Set in the winter of 1939, a 10-year-old girl is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. She finds more dangerous hazards than just thin ice....
Russia blindfolds, detains Ukraine nuclear plant chief
wyff4.com > article...forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m.... ...His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear power plant," said Energoatom President Petro Kotin, demanding the director's immediate release.Russia did not immediately acknowledge seizing the plant director.The International Atomic Energy Agency...