A Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges
The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case.
Read more ...While higher water temperatures led to a coral bleaching event in some areas in March, the temperatures did not climb high enough to kill the coral, according to the Australian government.
Read more ...U.S. Senate approves Finland and Sweden for membership into NATO
Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Read more ...Biden's national security adviser doubles down on Taiwan policy after Pelosi visit
Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser, discusses the war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and the U.S. drone strike that took out al-Qaida's leader.
Read more ...The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner
Rumors of a relationship between Putin, 69, and Alina Kabaeva, 39, date back more than a decade. Putin and the former Olympic gymnast are thought to have had at least three children together.
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