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April 14, 2022 at 10:06 pm

War Crimes Watch: The woman who would make Putin pay

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova is at the frontline of a legal battle to hold Russia accountable for atrocities committed in her country.

Nation & World

Tanya Nedashkivs’ka, 57, mourns the death of her husband, killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) NYAG501 NYAG501

April 4, 2022 at 9:43 am

War Crimes Watch: Hard path to justice in Bucha atrocities

Top leaders around the world have responded to gruesome evidence of civilian death and torture found after Russian troops retreated from areas around Kyiv with...

March 25, 2022 at 10:31 am

How would those accused of Ukraine war crimes be prosecuted?

Even as the conflict in Ukraine rages, a vast apparatus is being built to gather and preserve evidence of potential violations of international laws of...

March 25, 2022 at 10:29 am

War Crimes Watch: Russia’s onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals VIEW

Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented...

January 20, 2022 at 1:06 am

Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military

At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company with deep ties to China’s...

Business

January 19, 2022 at 11:56 pm

Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military

At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company with deep ties to China’s...

Business

FILE – U.S. citizen Daniel Hsu poses for a portrait in the apartment in Shanghai, China, April 13, 2020. Hsu, a U.S. citizen, fought for four years to escape China. The Seattle resident was barred from leaving despite having committed no crime, a pawn in a geopolitical game between two giant superpowers. Then earlier this month, just four days before the virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Hsu was told to prepare to go home. He had less than 48 hours. (AP Photo, File) WX102 WX102

November 23, 2021 at 9:22 am

After 4 years as pawn in US-China game, Seattle man is home

The Seattle resident was barred from leaving China despite having committed no crime, a pawn in a geopolitical game between two giant superpowers. Then earlier...

Local News

September 27, 2021 at 9:08 pm

Far-right cryptocurrency follows ideology across borders VIEW

An Associated Press investigation has found that far-right provocateurs are raising millions in cryptocurrency from around the world

Business

September 24, 2021 at 9:19 pm

Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money

Dozens of far-right extremists use Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter to promote their brands, new research shows

May 10, 2021 at 9:10 pm

Army of fake fans online boosts China’s global messaging

BRUSSELS (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media....

Business