Kyiv City Ballet of Ukraine makes Chicago debut
The Kyiv City Ballet of Ukraine will make its first-ever Chicago appearance Saturday night to launch the Auditorium Theatre's fall season.
Russians take to the streets to protest Putin's war
Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling up 300,000 reservists to join the fight, also seeming to hint that he could use his nuclear arsenal to protect Russia.
UN chief warns world is 'paralyzed,' equity slipping away at General Assembly
During the 2022 General Assembly, the U.N. chief warned nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren’t ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity's future.
Ukraine-Russia War: Ukraine president says surprise offensive frees 30 towns from Russian control
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims a surprise offensive has already freed 30 towns and villages from Russian control.
Death toll from train station attack on Ukraine Independence Day rises to 25
The victims of a Russian rocket attack included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near a train station that was the target.
US will send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
The new military aid to Ukraine will enable forces there to fight for years to come.
Daughter of Russian known as 'Putin's brain' killed in car blast
The 29-year-old was the daughter of political theorist Alexander Dugin, a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept and a vehement supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Students from Ukraine start school in Chicago
Sixty-five young refugees from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are about to start a new school year in Chicago. Some remain traumatized by what the war has done to their lives.
Chicago students attempt to set world record for largest mosaic made out of cereal boxes
A group of Chicago high school students is attempting to set a new world record – all while raising money for those impacted by the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian students visit sister city of Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is stepping up to help its sister city in Ukraine, a suburb of Kiev called Brovary.
BP earnings triple to $8.5 billion as prices soared during Russia-Ukraine war
The good news for the London-based BP was bad news for consumers, as soaring energy prices contribute to the cost-of-living crisis in Britain and around the world.
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.
8 killed after Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Greece
The An-12 cargo plane from Serbia was being flown by a Ukrainian aviation crew before it smashed into fields between two Greek villages late Saturday.
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.
NATO Summit: Russia, China slam Western military alliance after leaders raise alarm
During the 2022 summit in Madrid, NATO declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges" to global stability.