International

Blinken, in Kyiv, unveils $2B in US military aid for Europe
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv as the Biden administration announces major new military aid worth more than 2 billion dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia. 
Shelling has resumed in the area of Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant. Russian and Ukrainian officials blamed each other. The attack Wednesday comes a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency pressed for the warring sides to carve out a safe zone there to protect against a possible catastrophe.
Fears grow for Ukraine nuke plant ahead of inspector report
Fears are growing for Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as shelling around it continues. That comes a day after the facility was again knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid and put in the precarious position of relying on its own power to run safety systems. 
Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn and Ben Stiller
Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.
Canadian manhunt continues for deadly stabbing suspects
Canadian police are searching across the expansive province of Saskatchewan for two men suspected of stabbing to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town. It's one of the deadliest mass killings in the country’s history.
Liz Truss is the U.K.'s next prime minister
Truss, who currently serves as foreign minister, will be the U.K.'s new prime minister, after the Conservative Party named her as its next leader on Monday, replacing the outgoing Boris Johnson.
Ukrainian teens start school in Minnesota
One Minnesota woman who wondered how she could help Ukrainians escape the Russian invasion of their homeland decided to become a temporary legal guardian to three teenagers.