US nuclear plant admits to radioactive leak
A Minnesota facility disclosed a tritium water spill after applying for a license extension
West warns Ukraine not to blow ‘last ditch effort’ – NYT
The US and UK are trying to scrounge up ammunition for a spring offensive, officials say
20 years after US Iraq invasion, Senate acts to end war authorization
The same bill also revokes the 1991 AUMF that empowered Bush's father president George HW Bush to attack Iraq after Saddam's forces invaded Kuwait.
US-Russia conflict would be ‘radically different’ from war in Ukraine: Envoy
According to the Russian ambassador to the US, Moscow would view an American attack on a Russian aircraft in international airspace as a declaration of war.
Pentagon calls Moscow over drone incident
Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley called up their Russian counterparts for the first time in months
Russia comments on US drone crash in Black Sea
No interceptor touched the American spy UAV that was approaching Crimea, Moscow has announced
Biden says US banking system ‘safe’ despite contagion fears
Silicon Valley Bank -- a key lender to startups across the United States since the 1980s -- collapsed after a sudden run on deposits, prompting regulators to seize control Friday.
US privately urged traders to resume shipments of Russian oil – FT
Trading companies say Washington “actively encouraged” them to re-engage in shipping crude, the outlet reported
Hatred of Putin makes US officials ‘do dumb things’ – Seymour Hersh
The journalist who broke the Nord Stream sabotage story has claimed that America's leaders still behave like “cold warriors”
‘Naatu Naatu,’ Gaga and Riri: Oscars night in music
With music by composer M.M. Keeravani and lyrics by Chandrabose, the win for the Telugu-language song followed an exuberant performance, including the famed "hook dance" steps from the crowd-pleasing film "RRR" rejigged for the Dolby Theatre stage.
Michelle Yeoh makes history as first Asian to win best actress Oscar
The Hollywood veteran won over Academy voters with her complex take on Evelyn Wang, a Chinese American laundromat owner who is mired in a tax audit, stuck in a crumbling marriage and struggling to connect with her daughter Joy.
US worsening Syria’s ‘humanitarian disaster’ – China
Beijing has accused Washington of “indiscriminate attacks” resulting in civilian deaths in Syria