JANUARY
U.S. schools delay openings as Omicron pushes pandemic to record highs
U.S. Congress probe of deadly Capitol attack racing against election deadline
Riot shields and metal detectors are reminder of deadly U.S. Capitol assault
Biden says Trump’s ‘web of lies’ threatens U.S. democracy
Three Georgia men sentenced live in prison for ‘chilling’ Arbery murder
At least 16 stranded snow-tourists die at Pakistan hill station
No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia, U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks
U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record at over 132,000 as Omicron surges
It’s time to choose, Biden tells Republicans in fiery voting rights speech
U.S. consumer prices post biggest rise in nearly 40 years; inflation close to peaking
Russia says Ukraine talks hit ‘dead end’, Poland warns of risk of war
Cyberattack hits Ukraine as U.S. warns Russia could be prepping for war
GSK rejects 50-billion-pound Unilever offer for consumer assets
Impact assessment, aid efforts underway as world responds to Tonga tsunami
Martin Luther King’s family, Vice President Harris urge action for voting rights
Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
Blinken tells Ukraine he will keep working to avert Russian attack
‘There are no minor incursions’ pleads Ukraine leader after Biden remarks
Binance vowed to help stop money laundering. Instead, it kept weak checks in place
Political advisers to hold four-way talks on Ukraine in Paris
UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine ‘puppet regime’
NATO sends reinforcements to eastern Europe as Russia accuses West of hysteria
Western countries step up response plans over fears Russia may invade Ukraine
Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire
Russia keeps door open to talks as U.S. rejects key security demands
Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine, adding to U.S. concern
Ukrainian reservists gear up in case of conflict with Russia
NATO concerned over Europe’s energy security amid standoff with Russia
U.S. and UK ready to punish Putin associates if Russia invades Ukraine
FEBRUARY
Ukraine announces plan to boost army; US demands Russian de-escalation
Biden orders nearly 3,000 U.S. troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia
ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says
West warns Russia is moving troops towards, not away, from Ukraine
Ukraine shelling renews invasion fears as Russia expels U.S. diplomat
APRIL
Tanks and bodies mark path of Russian retreat near Kyiv
Ukraine forces retake areas north of Kyiv as Russians look eastward
Ukraine accuses Russia of civilian ‘massacre’; Russia denies this
In Ukrainian street, a corpse with hands bound and a bullet wound to the head
In U.N. speech, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy accuses Russia of worst war crimes since WW2
U.S. sanctions Putin’s daughters and more Russian banks
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
Ukraine and allies blame Russia for strike on station that killed over 50
Zelenskiy braces for ‘hard battle’, UK’s Johnson visits with aid
Kyiv keeps pressure on West to do more, as battle looms in Ukraine’s east
Ukraine expects Russian assault soon in east
Putin’s top ally in Ukraine arrested, say authorities
Some 1,000 Ukraine marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia
Musk makes $43 billion offer for Twitter to build ‘arena for free speech’
Ukraine says fighting rages around Mariupol steel plant, port
Russia strikes Kyiv suburb, presses offensive in Mariupol ruins
Ukrainian soldiers hold out in Mariupol, pope laments ‘Easter of War’
Ukraine says first civilians killed in Lviv, Mariupol holds out
Ukrainian volunteers recount three weeks in Russian captivity, allege beatings
Many civilians still trapped in Mariupol as Russian deadline expires; refugees top 5 million
Putin claims victory in Mariupol, U.S. to send more guns and money
How crypto giant Binance built ties to a Russian FSB-linked agency
Russia renews assault on Mariupol and missiles hit Odesa, Ukraine says
Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv
Twitter set to accept Musk’s $43 billion offer
Funding obscured: The family office behind Musk’s $44 bln Twitter buyout
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
Biden seeks $33 billion war chest to support Ukraine, Zelenskiy wants quick approval
Special Report: How military technology reaches Russia in breach of U.S. export controls
Ukraine says Russia strike knocks out Odesa airport
MAY
Civilians evacuated from Ukraine’s Mariupol; U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Kyiv
In shift, Germany could back immediate EU ban on Russian oil
Under pressure: Abortion leak exposes U.S. Supreme Court’s disunity
EU targets Russian oil, banks as Ukraine says Russian offensive intensifies
Love letter, ID card pointed to Russian units that terrorised Bucha
Police instructors with far-right ties are training hundreds of U.S. cops
Ukraine says all women and children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin
Putin’s Victory Day speech leaves no clue on future escalation
Ukraine pushes back Russian troops in counter-offensive near Kharkiv
Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe
Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks NATO membership ‘without delay’
Ukrainian forces thwart Russians at river as fight shifts to Donbas
Ukraine wages counteroffensive in east
Front lines shift in Donbas as Ukraine mounts counteroffensive
Putin appears to back off threats as Nordics prepare to join NATO
More than 250 Ukrainian troops surrender as Mariupol siege appears over
Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrender
Turkey’s Erdogan digs in over NATO expansion as Biden hosts Finnish, Swedish leaders
Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant; Tesla shares sink
Russia halts gas flow to Finland, intensifies push for Donbas
Pounded by Russian offensive in the east, Ukraine rules out concessions
Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against China
Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east
Texas gunman wrote online post about attacking school minutes before massacre
New videos recorded during Texas shooting show parents urging police to intervene sooner
Texas police response during school shooting is in focus
Investigators question delayed police response in Texas school shooting
Biden grieves with Texas town after latest U.S. school shooting
Heavy fighting as Russian troops enter outskirts of Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk
Ukrainian troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk wasteland
JUNE
Russian forces advance in factory city, U.S. to send precision rockets to Ukraine
Putin clings to semblance of normality as his war grinds on
Exclusive: Elon Musk wants to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Texas school shooting victims take action against gunmaker
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks, battle rages in east
How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers
Ukraine will fight for all territory, stalemate ‘not an option’, Zelenskiy says
Russian army base sees scramble for war supplies, locals and soldiers say
Two Britons, one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine
‘Mike Pence deserves it’: Trump’s ire at VP a focus of U.S. Capitol riot hearings
Russian shelling causes chemical-plant fire in Ukrainian city
Tasty name but no Big Mac: Russia opens rebranded McDonald’s restaurants
Bear market beckons as U.S. stocks’ 2022 descent deepens
Analysis: U.S. stocks’ bear market growl could beckon recession
Analysis: How it came to this: The Fed and White House’s slow inflation awakening
Europe’s central banks jack up interest rates to fight inflation surge
EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid to ‘live the European dream’
Zelenskiy vows Ukraine will prevail, Boris Johnson promises lasting support
NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles grind on
Port of Odesa comes under missile attack as Russians advance in eastern Ukraine
Russia threatens Lithuania with ‘consequences’ over blocked rail to enclave
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000, toll expected to rise
EU grants Ukraine candidate status in ‘historic moment’
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark
Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather
Louisiana judge temporarily blocks abortion ban after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Texas judge blocks enforcement of pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban
U.S. to boost military presence in Europe as NATO bolsters its eastern flank
U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions
JULY
Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West
Zelenskiy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal
Ukrainians take up new positions as Putin proclaims victory in Luhansk
Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack fled in women’s clothes to blend into crowd, officials say
Boris Johnson clings on despite clamour for his resignation
Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals
Shinzo Abe’s assassin used a handmade firearm
Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests
Death and devastation as Russian rockets hit Ukraine apartment block – local officials
Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
Amazon issued 13,000 disciplinary notices at single U.S. warehouse
U.S. inflation rises to its highest annual level since 1981
Italian PM Draghi to quit after coalition party mutiny
Biden begins sensitive Saudi trip with fist bump for crown prince, handshake for king
Russia says it will ramp up operations as rockets pound Ukraine
Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons
Exclusive: Russia’s Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control
Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C
How Boeing created a nature preserve that may also preserve pollution
Exclusive: U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment near missile silos
Exclusive: Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory
WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk
The Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia’s way on the eastern front
Europe agrees emergency gas curbs as Russia squeezes supply
Russia cuts gas flows further as Europe urges energy saving
The Enemy Within
Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in southern fighting
Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says
AUGUST
Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings, sources say
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, voicing U.S. ‘solidarity’ as China fumes
Pelosi lauds Taiwan, says China’s fury cannot stop visits by world leaders
Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in jail, Biden says it’s unacceptable
China halts dialogue with U.S. on military, climate over Pelosi Taiwan trip
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes and ships conduct attack simulation exercise
Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening
As Russian missiles struck Ukraine, Western tech still flowed
Trump seeks to raise money off news of FBI search of his Florida Home
Trump refuses to answer questions in N.Y. attorney general probe
Satellite pictures show devastation at Russian air base in Crimea
Salman Rushdie stabbed in the neck at an event in western New York
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, a security ‘nightmare’ that housed classified documents
Ukraine targets Russian soldiers accused of threatening nuclear plant
Ignoring Ukraine setbacks, Putin touts ‘superior’ Russian weapons exports
Blasts at Russian base in Crimea show possible Ukrainian fightback
Liz Cheney to battle Trump, may run for U.S. presidency
Russia says it could shut frontline nuclear plant; Kyiv says that risks disaster
Explosions rock Russian-held areas far from Ukraine war front
At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, hostages held
Daughter of Russia ultra-nationalist ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack
New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate
Weary but uncowed, Ukraine to mark Independence Day amid new strike fears
Biden forgives student loans for millions of Americans
Russia confirms Independence Day strike, Kyiv says it killed 25 civilians
Fed’s Powell sees inflation battle lasting ‘some time,’ warns of economic pain
Putin orders benefit payments for people arriving in Russia from Ukraine
U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit
Ukraine says it has begun counter-offensive to retake Russian-held south
Mississippi treatment plant failure leaves hundreds of thousands without water
U.S. Justice Dept says Trump team may have moved classified papers amid probe
SEPTEMBER
Exclusive: U.S. sought records on Binance CEO for crypto money laundering probe
U.S. job growth solid in August; labor market pressure starting to ease
Russia keeps pipeline shut as Gazprom, Siemens Energy wrangle
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns Europeans to brace for bleak winter
Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British prime minister
UK weighs huge support package as Europe battles energy crisis
EU plans to cap Russian gas price as Putin warns West of winter freeze
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is dead – Buckingham Palace
Crowds cheer King Charles ahead of address to nation mourning queen
King Charles proclaimed monarch, queen’s funeral on Sept. 19
Ukraine offensive ‘snowballs’ with fall of Russian stronghold
Joy in northeast Ukraine as residents return after Russian retreat
U.S. inflation rises on stubbornly higher rent and food prices
Exclusive: As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by aide
Putin says Xi has questions and concerns over Ukraine
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of torture, war crimes in recaptured northeast
Exclusive: Zelenskiy accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war
Russia widens strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets after frontline setbacks – Britain
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin lowered into vault ahead of private burial
Ukraine brushes off Russian plan to annex occupied regions
Putin orders mobilisation for Ukraine, says nuclear threat is ‘not a bluff’
Some Russians flee from Putin’s Ukraine war call-up
Ukraine says residents coerced into Russian annexation vote
Complaints about Russia’s chaotic mobilization grow louder
Moscow pledges ‘full protection’ to any areas annexed by Russia
Russia says ‘no decisions’ on closing borders amid exodus of military-age men
Gas leaks from Russian pipelines to Europe raise sabotage fears
Hurricane Ian nears Florida with nearly Category 5 power
How the CIA failed Iranian informants in its secret war with Tehran
A defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation vows to win war
OCTOBER
Ukraine forces enter Lyman, Kyiv says Russian troops surrounded
Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, eyes further gains
Ukrainian forces burst through Russian lines in major southern advance
Russia forges ahead with annexation plan despite military retreats
Putin formalises annexation of shrinking occupied territory in Ukraine
As children line up at U.S. gender clinics, families confront many unknowns
U.S. seeks to hobble China’s chip industry with new export rules
Blast damages Crimea bridge central to Russia war effort
Putin accuses Ukraine of orchestrating Crimea bridge blast; calls it terrorism
Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war in revenge for Crimea bridge
NATO members tighten security, G7 warns Belarus over Ukraine
Special Report: U.S. firm supplied networking tech to maker of Russian missiles
Russia strikes Ukrainian towns, head of annexed region tells residents to leave
UK’s Truss sacrifices finance minister, scraps tax plan in fight to survive
Truss fights for her job, new UK finance minister says she made mistakes
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow’s Ukraine campaign
Russia launches deadly new attacks on central Kyiv using drones
Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia
Pro-Trump conspiracy theorists hound election officials out of office
Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister
Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak touted as UK’s next prime minister
Pro-Trump group gathers intel for its war on voting machines
Russia hits Ukraine homes, evacuates Kherson, warns of escalation
Rishi Sunak to become the next UK prime minister after months of turbulence
Exclusive: U.S. considers HAWK air defense equipment for Ukraine
Abandoned Russian base holds secrets of retreat in Ukraine
Russia says it may destroy Western satellites
For Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part
Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, citing attack on Crimea
South Korea mourns, wants answers after Halloween crush kills 153
Grain ships sail despite Moscow’s pullout from deal; missiles rain on Ukraine
NOVEMBER
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to accept election loss in speech to nation, says minister
North Korea fires 23 missiles, one landing off South Korean coast for first time
Kyiv wary as Russian official signals new retreat in southern Ukraine
Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions
Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson
‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats
Elon Musk recommends voting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections
U.S. voters decide control of Congress, and Biden’s agenda, in midterms
Midterm race for U.S. Congress is tight, no Republican ‘red wave’
U.S. Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons biggest prize
FTX hit by rogue transactions, analysts saw over $600 million outflows
Democrats take the Senate
Biden warns China on North Korea, clashes with Xi over Taiwan in Bali meeting
Russia rains missiles across Ukraine as signs emerge of further retreat
Escalation fears ease after NATO, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
Pelosi to step down from U.S. House leadership, remain in Congress
After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting
U.S. Justice Dept. names war crimes expert as special counsel for Trump probes
COP 27 deal delivers landmark on ‘loss and damage’, but little else
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ under pressure to deliver on battlefield after retreat
Analysis: At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage
Some Russian commanders encouraged sexual violence, says lawyers advising Kyiv
Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine
Freezing Ukraine tries to restore power after Russian strikes on grid
Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China
Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine
Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters
Fed’s Powell: Ratke hikes to slow, but adjustment just beginning
DECEMBER
China set to loosen COVD curbs after week of protests
Russia ‘open’ to talks on Ukraine but presses demands after Biden comment
Russia says it won’t accept oil price cap and is preparing response
OPEC+ keeps steady policy amid weakening economy, Russian oil cap
Russia unleashes air strikes across Ukraine as West pressures Moscow on oil
Special Report: In France, minority communities decry a surge in police fines
Nigerian military ran secret mass abortion program in war on Boko Haram
Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in prisoner swap with Viktor Bout
Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight Senate margin
Residents hold their noses as crews mop up huge U.S. oil spill
Exclusive: International legal experts assist Ukraine in sexual violence investigation
Nigerian Army massacred children in war against Islamist insurgents, witnesses say
FTX founder Bankman-Fried, charged with fraud, may fight Bahamas extradition
Nigeria’s war on women
Russia’s killer drones and the global trail that supplies them
Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama
In COVID-hit Beijing, funeral homes and crematoriums are busy
Streets deserted in China’s cities as new COVID surge looms
U.S. Capitol riot panel meets, to ask prosecutors to charge Trump
The man behind Trump World’s myth of rigged voting machines
Trump paid no income tax in 2020, reported losses in office
Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care
Clashes erupt in Paris after attack on the Kurdish community
U.S. deep freeze forecast temperatures set to break U.S. records
Death toll rises in Buffalo as frigid cold freezes eastern U.S. on Christmas Day
Death toll climbs to 25 in western New York’s worst blizzard in decades
Southwest cancels thousands more U.S. flights
As the West backs Nigeria’s war on insurgents, it backs off on human rights
Russia fires barrage of missiles, Ukraine condemns ‘senseless barbarism’
U.S. House committee releases Trump tax returns he sought to keep secret
Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies
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