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Zelenskiy Signs New Law On Military Mobilization In Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on April 16 signed into law legislation on mobilization is expected to address a shortfall in troops that by requiring men to update their draft data with the authorities. The legislation also increases payments to volunteers and has provisions to allow some convicts to serve. Though lawmakers watered down some amendments to draft dodging, the law does allow for punishment of those convicted of avoiding service. Since a major Ukrainian counteroffensive last year failed to make significant gains, Russia has used its significant advantage in manpower and equipment to erode those gains in the east. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here .
Zelenskiy Says Fighting 'Difficult' As Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Assault On Chasiv Yar.
Russian forces shelled the border regions of Sumy and Kharkiv on May 18, wounding civilians, while pitch battles took place near the cities of Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhiv, and in southern Ukraine, military and civilian officials said.
Poland To Spend Around $2.5 Billion On Securing Eastern Border, Tusk Says
Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a program to secure its eastern border, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on May 18.
U.S. Military Cargo Plane Arrives In Moldova To Take Part In Emergency Response Training
A U.S. C-17 military aircraft landed on May 18 in Chisinau to support an exercise called Shield of Peace, the U.S. Embassy in Moldova said in a statement.
Final Text Of UN Resolution On Srebrenica Genocide Agreed.
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s ambassador to the United Nations has announced that the final text of a resolution on the Srebrenica genocide has been agreed.
Georgia's President Vetoes 'Foreign Agent' Law As Protesters Attacked In Tbilisi.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has vetoed the so-called foreign agent law targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
U.S. finishes Gaza aid pier, Putin and Xi meet in China, more - The Daily Report
John Dickerson reports on the status of a temporary pier designed to provide critical aid to Gaza, the sharp cross-examination of former President Donald Trump's ex-fixer Michael Cohen, and how used police firearms can wind up in the hands of crim...
Sketch artist describes capturing tense moment between Michael Cohen and Trump attorney.
Veteran courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg tells CNN's Anderson Cooper about the tense moment she witnessed during the cross-examination of Michael Cohen by former president Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche during Trump's hush money trial....
Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 16
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney accused Michael Cohen of lying on the stand in his ongoing hush money trial, President Biden asserted executive privilege over records of his interviews with a special counsel who ended up criticizing his m...
Lawmakers debate US role in Israel-Hamas war
The Republican-majority U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send arms to Israel to aid its fight against Hamas. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports from Capitol Hill. » ...
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 16, 2024.
Aaron Katersky has details on the intense cross-examination Michael Cohen faced on his third day of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial, with Trump’s attorneys accusing Cohen of previously lying under oath; Stephanie Ramos reports on the ...
Authorities investigating cause of house explosion in Fulton County, Ohio.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a house explosion in Fulton County, Ohio that killed a father and daughter, and injured a mother and son. David Muir reports. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and liv...