The psycho-social wellbeing of an entire generation of Ukrainian children is at risk from war in the country's eastern Donbas region, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. With legions of Russian troops pouring in, the situation is only worse, as VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.
Nigerian women make up one of the largest groups of international sex trafficking victims, according to U.N. agencies, but women also are among the perpetrators of this crime. Timothy Obiezu has this report from Abuja on the women who exploit other women and the activists trying to stop them.
Ibera National Park (Argentine) (AFP) – Firefighters set backfires in the Ibera National Park in the Argentine province of Corrientes, a technique used to control a wildfire by setting fires along the fireline's inner edge.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he backs the actions of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following Moscow's decision to order troops into eastern Ukraine.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – "The principles of the UN Charter are not an a la carte menu," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in response to Russia sending troops into two Ukrainian breakaway regions and recognizing their independence.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells CNN's Jake Tapper that "no sanctions will be enough" until Russian forces withdraw from Ukrainian soil.
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen travels to the Russian border city Rostov-on-Don, near the separatist-controlled Donbas region, where Russian military troops movement signals what the US says a larger offensive toward Ukraine.
The West showed it was ready to target Russia's huge energy industry after Moscow ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Germany plans to halt certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. CNN's Nina dos Santos reports.
CNN's John Berman talks to Gloria Borger and Maggie Haberman about recent reaction from prominent members of the Republican party to Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive moves in Ukraine, and President Biden's response to it.
China is the first nation to unveil an official digital currency, and it used the Winter Olympics to offer the e-CNY to international travelers. CNN's Selina Wang reports from Beijing.
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens' bid for state Senator is causing a divide in the Republican party due to unsettled accusations from Greitens' past. CNN's Manu Raju reports.
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout examines the growing economic impact of China's tough "zero-Covid" policies — from a slump in domestic spending on the Mainland to logistics issues and a "brain drain" of talent in Hong Kong.
