Ukraine says Russia has abducted another top nuclear plant official
The country's nuclear operator says a deputy director from the Zaporizhzhia plant is being held and Russia is "probably using methods of torture and intimidation."
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The country's nuclear operator says a deputy director from the Zaporizhzhia plant is being held and Russia is "probably using methods of torture and intimidation."
As Ukrainians emerged onto debris-strewn streets in Kyiv and other cities to take stock, more rockets rained down.
The war in Ukraine grew more intense overnight with a barrage of deadly airstrikes that hit civilian areas throughout the country. It was Russia's most widespread assault since its invasion in February. Charlie D'Agata reports.
The lethal barrage smashed into civilian areas, knocking out power and water.
Israeli officials haven't commented on the death, which comes amid nightly military raids across the occupied West Bank.
More than a dozen people were killed in an overnight missile attack in Ukraine. The strike comes after Ukraine destroyed a key bridge in the Crimean Peninsula. Charlie D'Agata has more.
A massive explosive tore through a bridge that links Crimea to Russia on Saturday morning, which came after a series of battlefield setbacks. Russia hit back with deadly airstrikes in Ukraine. Charlie D'Agata reports from Ukraine.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, students in Ukraine are preparing for the new school year differently. Instead of traditional school supplies, children are being sent with emergency kits and bomb shelters have been set up in the few schools still standing. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta has more.
Israeli police say a Palestinian gunman has seriously wounded two people after opening fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem.
Experts worry the combination of limited military options and personal embarrassment could lead Russian President Vladimir Putin to lash out with chemical or tactical nuclear weapons. David Martin takes a look at what that would mean.
Schools cannot open unless they have bomb shelters.
President Biden warned the world that it's closer to a nuclear conflict than at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 after Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly reminded the West that nuclear weapons are one of his options in Ukraine. Major Garrett has the details.
President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."
Vladimir Putin himself still appears sheltered from the backlash over his flailing "special military operation," but it's getting closer.
All three of the winners, one individual and two organizations, have worked to highlight human rights issues amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Amid fear Putin could resort to nuclear weapons, CBS News sees the extent to which Russia's leader is already punishing Ukrainian civilians for his military's losses.
Britain's National Grid said it was just putting people on notice, "given the scale of uncertainty and risks associated with the current geopolitical situation."
A Russian missile destroyed a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, killing several and trapping others. Zaporizhzhia has come under repeated attack in recent days, but the city and surrounding areas remain firmly under Ukrainian control after Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed the region. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, who's survived two suspected poisonings, was hit with the charge simply for "open criticism" that posed no threat to the Russian regime.
A monitoring group says it was the first American raid in Syrian government-held territory, and a U.S. official confirmed that one person was killed.
The Iran-backed rebels blame the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. blames the rebels, and Yemen's desperate civilians remain caught in the middle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally annexed four regions of Ukraine, even as his forces retreat from those areas. Charle D'Agata visited Lyman, one of the towns that was recently liberated.
Russia's U.S. ambassador said the ongoing provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine had cemented "Washington's status as a participant in the conflict."
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan in its most provocative show of force in years as develops its nuclear weapons program. Elizabeth Palmer has more details.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," we'll have the latest on Ukraine with Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine. Then we'll hear from Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Dr. Paul Burton, the chief medical officer at Moderna; and Dr. Deborah Birx, the COVID-19 response coordinator during the Trump administration.