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The program helps Ukrainians in their new homes enroll in employment programs, and connect with housing, medical and other resources.

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war as Russia’s invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country.

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Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza, who was killed Thursday by a Russian missile strike, has been buried in central Ukraine.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.

As the war between Russia and Ukraine shows no signs of slowing down, Ukrainians across their country to to heal as the bury the dead and salvage what is left of villages, towns and cities that have been destroyed by Russians.

Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east, as the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports.

Heavy fighting has taken place in the regions of Donetsk and Lukansk, with attacks taking place in cities such as Avdiivka, Popasna, Krasnohorivka and Mariinka.

The war in Ukraine is far from over after Russian has been sending over more reinforcements.

Russia’s Defense Ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukraine’s alleged aggression on Russian territory, an ominous warning that followed Moscow’s stinging symbolic loss of its navy’s flagship in the Black Sea.

Refugees continue to pour into other countries such as Poland and England, with an estimated four million Ukrainian refugees leaving the country.

While there are many efforts to have the war in Ukraine to end, there is still violence happening every day.

The World Affairs Council on Wednesday held a panel discussion about the war in Ukraine with San Antonio experts and the first ambassador to Ukraine weighing in.

As the war in Ukraine runs into the third week, Ukrainian immigrants and a UTSA political science associate professor weigh in on how the war might end.

The nonprofit Ukrainian San Antonio was so successful in its first collection of baby formula and diapers for the people of Ukraine last week that it couldn’t fit everything in its first truck and is now planning on sending a second to continue helping during the Russian invasion.

Thinking about ditching your car for a more affordable option? You’re not alone. More are considering e-bikes to commute to work or run errands.

A San Antonio family adopted six children with down syndrome from Ukraine with the help of a man from that country. He was killed in recent fighting after the war broke out with Russia.

After weeks of buildup, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, invading the country from the north, east and south, launching airstrikes on cities and military bases.

SAN ANTONIO – KSAT 12 has kicked off its new book club series. Every month, we’ll feature a new book written either by a San Antonio-area or Texas author. For January, the book choice for KSAT’s Book Club is “Afghanistan: The Dogs I’ve Known in 2 Wars” by Dennis Blocker. The first book concentrates closely on the dogs, while the second book gives a closer look at the handlers who trained the canines. January KSAT Book Club recommended reading (KSAT)Ask the authorHave a question for this month’s author about himself or the book?

DUBAI Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler underwent a surgery that required the oil-rich nation's crown prince to be temporarily empowered to serve in his place, according to a ministerial decree seen Sunday. Kuwait has yet to elaborate what required Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to seek a previously unannounced medical treatment on Saturday. However, Sheikh Sabah's sudden surgery could inspire a renewed power struggle within Kuwait's ruling family. The state-run KUNA news agency had described Sheikh Sabah's hospitalization Saturday as medical checks, citing a statement from the country's royal court. Sheikh Sabah, a widely beloved ruler in this OPEC-member nation, took power in 2006 just nine days into the rule of the ailing Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during a simulated game at a baseball workout at Citi Field, Sunday, July 5, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during a simulated game at a baseball workout at Citi Field, Sunday, July 5, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK – The New York Mets will host the crosstown Yankees on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 next season, according to a person familiar with the decision. The clubs will play at Citi Field in a game sure to be full of emotions for the city that's also reported over 18,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths this year. “I can’t imagine how powerful and how emotional of an event that could be," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. It'll be a homecoming of sorts for former Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who was hired as Phillies manager over the offseason.

But activists have begun circulating more detailed photos again online after the U.S. imposed its new sanctions, named the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, after the photographer. The sanctions bar anyone around the world from doing business with Assads government or officials, and among its provisions it demands Syria release detainees and allow inspections of its prisons. Between 30 to 50 prisoners died every day at the facility where he was held, known as Branch 15, he said. Alshogres testimony about Lebanese prisoners still alive further fueled their families demands for information. Ali Aboudehn, who spent years imprisoned in Syria and now heads the Association of Lebanese Prisoners in Syrian Jails, said his group and other activists have documented 622 Lebanese prisoners held in Syria.

PARIS The Paris appeals court on Friday upheld a decision to end a years-long investigation into the plane crash that sparked Rwandas 1994 genocide, citing lack of sufficient evidence. Lawyers for the families can further appeal the ruling to Frances highest court, the Court of Cassation. The 1994 plane crash killed Rwandas then-President Juvenal Habyarimana, an ethnic Hutu. The plane had a French crew, and Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in the genocide, which France denies. Fridays ruling came as one of the most wanted fugitives in Rwandas genocide, who was arrested in May outside Paris, is awaiting a decision on extradition.

Toren died on April 19 in his Manhattan home from symptoms of the coronavirus. He left behind his son Peter and two grandchildren. “He regarded it as justice and felt very strongly about it,” said his son, Peter Toren. He left behind his son Peter and two grandchildren. But eventually he too was taken away to a concentration camp and came back three weeks later “a broken man,” according to Peter Toren.

For millions of people around the world dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, sleep brings no relief. Recording our dreams has never been easier.”The dreams are also exposing what is bothering us the most about the pandemic. Pandemic dreams, she says, are reminiscent of the experience of Hiroshima survivors, who worried about invisible radiation exposure, and also of some nightmares described by Vietnam veterans. Other dreams underscore that no one knows how the pandemic will end. But that changes dramatically for frontline health workers, Barrett says.

“That doesn't help me today,” the man, identified only as William, told Rep. Andy Biggs on a telephone town hall on Thursday night, his voice rising. Across the country, anxious Americans are finding an audience for their questions -- if few answers -- in telephone town halls with their senators and representatives. But these are not the town halls of the past — there's little ideological warfare or finger-pointing. The tough-but-strong advice of the two doctors who joined New York Rep. Anthony Brindisi's town hall: Quit your job. In New York, Brindisi participated in his town hall from his home, where he was in self-quarantine after being in contact with another member of Congress who tested positive for COVID-19.

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2001, file photo, flight attendant Susan Udvari pauses at a memorial near the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, in Shanksville, Pa. On Sept. 11, 2001, people aboard the plane tried to wrest control of the cockpit. The hijackers crashed it over Pennsylvania as people aboard the plane tried to wrest control of the cockpit. ___Lori Kaye, 60, was the sole person killed in an April attack at a synagogue near San Diego. A man who spoke about his hatred of Jews was arrested after the attack on the Chabad of Poway.