Najaf Ali

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer railed against Republicans for refusing to “own up” to how their actions may now contribute to overturning Roe v. Wade. “I cannot tell you the outrage I feel at this decision and the outrage I feel that Republicans who did it won’t own up to it and duck it. It’s … Read more

There are currently no plans for US President Joe Biden to travel to Ukraine, despite travel to the region from Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the last several weeks. “Well, there’s no plans in the works at this time, and obviously, we’ll continue to assess,” White … Read more

Ukrainian fighters hope to evacuate the 100 adults and 20 children still trapped in the Azovstal steel plant, located near the southern city of Mariupol.  In an interview with Reuters Monday, Deputy Commander of the Azov regiment Sviataslav Palamar described the mixed feelings he experienced when civilians were safely evacuated from the steel works on Sunday … Read more

The United States welcomes reports that “some civilians have been able to evacuate Mariupol” and encourages “continued efforts” to allow civilians to depart the southern port city and other cities under siege, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Monday. “We want to make sure that the limited humanitarian access we’ve seen in recent hours is … Read more

There will be a civilian evacuation on Tuesday in Mariupol, according to the city council’s Telegram channel. The agreement, according to the Mariupol City Council, was officially agreed upon with assistance from the United Nations and the Red Cross. Although it will evacuate Mariupol citizens, the convoy will actually be leaving from a roundabout near … Read more

Russia has “forgotten all the lessons of World War II,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a nightly address on Monday, following comments from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Sunday alleging that Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood” and that “the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews.” “Such an anti-Semitic thrust by their minister means Russia … Read more

issile was fired Monday at “one of Odesa’s infrastructure facilities,” said Maksym Marchenko, head of the Odesa region military administration. “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded,” he said. Separately, the Ukrainian military’s Command South reported, “Another missile strike in the Odesa region. There were hits to the city infrastructure. In particular, one of the religious … Read more

The US has “highly credible” intelligence reports that Russia will try to annex the separatist-occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk “some time in mid-May,” and that there are plans to create a similarly so-called “people’s republic” in Kherson to be annexed as well, the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said. “The … Read more

A large smoke plume in the vicinity of Azovstal steel plant — the last Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol — is seen rising over the city in new video. CNN has geolocated and verified the authenticity of the video, which was first posted on Telegram by a pro-Russian channel on Monday evening. The video shows the large, … Read more

There are currently no plans for US President Joe Biden to travel to Ukraine, despite travel to the region from Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the last several weeks, the White House told CNN Monday. “Well, there’s no plans in the works at this time, and obviously, … Read more

United States welcomes reports that “some civilians have been able to evacuate Mariupol” and encourages “continued efforts” to allow civilians to depart the southern port city and other cities under siege, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Monday. “We want to make sure that the limited humanitarian access we’ve seen in recent hours is not … Read more

The Ukrainian military has confirmed that its forces have won back control of several settlements to the north and east of Kharkiv, potentially making it more difficult for the Russians to launch missile and artillery attacks against the city. Ruska Lozova — a village north of Kharkiv — “returned to our control despite aggravation and … Read more

A commander among the Ukrainian soldiers at the besieged Azovstal steel plant says the complex has been under “constant fire” since early Monday. Mykhailo Vershynin, chief of the Mariupol Patrol Police, told CNN that “after the Red Cross mission left, we have been under constant fire since the early morning. Artillery and naval artillery are firing non-stop. … Read more

A missile was fired Monday at “one of Odesa’s infrastructure facilities,” said Maksym Marchenko, head of the Odesa region military administration. “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded,” he said. Separately, the Ukrainian military’s Command South reported, “Another missile strike in the Odesa region. There were hits to the city infrastructure. In particular, one of the … Read more

The US has “highly credible” intelligence reports that Russia will try to annex the separatist-occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk “some time in mid-May,” and that there are plans to create a similarly so-called “people’s republic” in Kherson to be annexed as well, US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said. “The reports … Read more

An important road bridge linking the town of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region with settlements further east has been heavily damaged. It appears that at least one artillery round landed close to or on the bridge, which spans the Syverskiy Donets river. A few days ago, the railway bridge just to the north was disabled … Read more

With the upcoming release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness upon us, the nerves are running high. Escalating these nerves even higher is Elizabeth Olsen’s recent interview with HeyUGuys, via Comicbook, in which the actress opened up about the possibility of her uttering the most iconic Scarlet Witch line from the comics, “No more mutants.” During … Read more