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Austin says Putin now has full range of options in Ukraine

Sales soar for Maus after school district in U.S. banned the Holocaust graphic novel

News/Entertainment: Just days after the banning of Maus by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.com and are in limited supply.

US warns of war if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States on Friday virtually threatened to impose war on Russia if it invaded Ukraine, which Washington considers imminent and Kyiv insists is not.

Residents, soldiers in Eastern Ukraine village watch and wait to see what comes next

News/World: A visit to a village near the rebel-held part of Eastern Ukraine provides a glimpse of what daily life is like for civilians and soldiers as Russian troops amass along the border.

White House gets more time to assess billions in frozen Afghan funds

Russia says US ignored its security demands over Ukraine

Chinese satellite observed grappling and pulling another satellite out of its orbit

The satellite displayed On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) capabilities and moved the second satellite to a "graveyard orbit."

Omicron now driving more COVID-19 deaths in U.S. than during Delta wave

News/World: Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the U.S., is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's Delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.

Oil executives barred from leaving Peru after massive spill causes 'ecological disaster'

Four oil executives in Peru have been barred from leaving the country as authorities investigate a massive oil spill that forced Lima to declare an environmental emergency earlier this month.

Slain Mexico journalist described vulnerabilities in last report

Lourdes Maldonado was shot outside her home becoming the third Mexican journalist to be killed this year.

Ten Pakistani soldiers killed in insurgent attack, army says

Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine border

Russia's military buildup along the Ukraine border now includes blood supplies along with additional medical supplies.

Africa's tropical storm Ana kills at least 88

Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on Jan. 22, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting a rise in the death toll from Ana to 48, with people killed by landslides and collapsing buildings or washed away.

Climate talks need to include governance rules to handle billions being pledged: minister

Italy's Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani shared that they are planning on how to best use the funds pledged to fight global warming.

Nearly 4 in 10 people in Ethiopia's Tigray region struggling to eat: World Food Program

News/World: Although the ability of aid workers to enter Tigray improved during the summer months and "kept starvation at bay" for people there, no aid convoy has reached Tigray since mid-December, the United Nations agency said in an assessment.

London police seek to limit mentions of Downing Street parties in Gray report

News/World: An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future could be further delayed after the police asked for the report to make only "minimal reference" to those events.

US, EU pledge energy cooperation amid Ukraine crisis

COVID strikes Kiribati: One of the last uninfected places on Earth

When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.

Honduras gets its first woman President

International: Xiomara Castro took the oath at a massive ceremony attended by international dignitaries after an embarrassing week of fighting within her party that challenged her authority.

Six rockets hit Baghdad airport, plane

International: One rocket punched a gaping hole in the cockpit area of the plane.