Today's Headlines: Russians Pound Ukrainian Cities, as Biden Rallies Anti-Kremlin Alliance

The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
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Russians Pound Ukrainian Cities, as Biden Rallies Anti-Kremlin Alliance

Russians Pound Ukrainian Cities, as Biden Rallies Anti-Kremlin Alliance

By Neil MacFarquhar and Andrew E. Kramer

A powerful explosion ruined a shopping mall in Kyiv and claimed several lives, while Ukraine refused a Russian demand to surrender the devastated city of Mariupol.

The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone

The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone

By William J. Broad

Military experts say a new generation of nuclear weapons has raised the risk that Mr. Putin might introduce less destructive atomic arms into the battlefields in and around Ukraine.

After China's Worst Air Crash in Years, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors

After China's Worst Air Crash in Years, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors

By Chris Buckley, Keith Bradsher and Vivek Shankar

The plane that crashed in a mountainous area of southern China was carrying 132 people, and no survivors have been found so far, a state broadcaster said on Tuesday.

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Today's Videos

Judge Jackson Makes Opening Remarks at Confirmation Hearing

Video Video: Judge Jackson Makes Opening Remarks at Confirmation Hearing

By Reuters

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressing her commitment to being an "independent" judge and to applying the law "without fear or favor."

Myanmar Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, Blinken Says

Video Video: Myanmar Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, Blinken Says

By Reuters

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken formally accused Myanmar of committing genocide against the country's Rohingya population. The violent campaign against Rohingya Muslims killed more than 9,000 people.

Freed British-Iranian Urges Iran to Release Others Held Unjustly

Video Video: Freed British-Iranian Urges Iran to Release Others Held Unjustly

By Reuters

Speaking from Britain after six years of detention in Tehran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe pleaded for others held captive by Iran to be allowed to leave.

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