International News Archives

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

August 30, 2022 4:25 PM CNN Newsource

Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you still keeping up with the war in Ukraine?

August 25, 2022 3:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

The war in Ukraine hit its six-month mark on Wednesday.

US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan

August 1, 2022 4:45 PM CNN Newsource

Watch the speech in the player below. Watch President Biden’s comments live in the player above. By Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand and Donald Judd (CNN) — The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should unvaccinated Major League Baseball players be barred from Canada?

July 14, 2022 3:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Royals are going to be without 10 regulars when they play the Blue Jays this week in Toronto.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried Russia will expand its war in Ukraine?

April 18, 2022 1:53 AM ABC 17 News Team

Russia this week warned the United States against shipping more weapons to Ukraine — a warning the U.S. has ignored.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine be a ‘red line’ for the U.S.?

April 13, 2022 1:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that their forces might have been attacked by Russian chemical weapons.

Ukraine President Zelensky details alleged Russian atrocities in hard-hitting UN speech

April 5, 2022 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “for their pleasure” in an emotionally-charged address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, a day after he visited the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where shocking images of bodies in the streets emerged over the weekend.

Zelensky to US lawmakers: ‘We need you right now’ as he invokes Pearl Harbor and 9/11

March 16, 2022 7:50 AM CNN Newsource

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Congress for help directly Wednesday, telling US lawmakers “we need you right now” as he invoked tragedies in American history like the attack on Pearl Harbor and the September 11 terrorist attack.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the U.S. ban Russian oil imports?

March 8, 2022 2:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

Some are calling for the U.S. and European Union to ban imports of oil from Russia to punish the country and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should outside countries intervene militarily in Ukraine?

March 7, 2022 2:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

Some have called for NATO, the United States and the European Union to pit their troops against President Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion force in Ukraine.

How Mid-Missourians can support Ukraine

March 2, 2022 3:19 PM Erika McGuire

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee Ukraine in less than a week according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, creating what some have called a humanitarian crisis and a pressing need for aid.

Retired Air Force Lieutenant General answers questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine

March 1, 2022 8:31 PM ABC 17 News Team

Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Richard Harding was in the studio with ABC 17 News and answered questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you keeping up with events in Ukraine?

March 1, 2022 1:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military forces across the border with Ukraine last week, drawing worldwide condemnation.

Advice for talking to children about the Russian invasion in Ukraine

February 25, 2022 11:47 AM Erika McGuire

As thousands of people are fleeing Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, parents in Mid-Missouri might be wondering how to acknowledge and make sense of what is happening to their children.

Slavic restaurant manager says prayers for her Ukrainian family to stay safe

February 25, 2022 6:36 PM Kennedy Miller

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to affect many people around the world including here in Mid-Missouri.

NATO Response Force activated for first time

February 25, 2022 12:34 PM CNN Newsource

For the first time ever, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

February 25, 2022 2:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

Russia has invaded Ukraine, with its military crossing the borders of its democratic neighbor.

Biden imposes additional sanctions on Russia: ‘Putin chose this war’

February 24, 2022 12:18 PM CNN Newsource

Russia has launched an unprecedented military assault on Ukraine by land, air and sea that has already left dozens dead, prompting Western leaders to condemn Moscow and vow unity with Kyiv.

Putin announces a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine

February 23, 2022 9:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine early Thursday local time. In the address, broadcast on Russian national television, Putin urged Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms and go home, saying all responsibility for possible bloodshed will be entirely on

COP26 climate talks off to an ominous start after weak G20 leaders’ meeting

November 1, 2021 5:16 AM CNN

By Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor It was in the city of Glasgow that Scottish engineer James Watt improved the workings of the steam engine and, unwittingly, kicked off the Industrial Revolution. Never could he have imagined that humans would burn so much coal, oil and gas over the next two centuries that they