President Joe Biden announces a ban on Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia's economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, March 8, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP) World US bans Russian energy imports; Europe follows in part; but Saudi, UAE reject US overtures
Egyptian traditional 'baladi' flatbread sit at a bakery, in el-Sharabia, Shubra district, Cairo, Egypt, March 2, 2022. (Photo: Nariman El-Mofty/AP) World Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supply
Swedish foreign minister, Ann Linde, speaks to Kurdistan 24, March 3, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24) Europe Sweden to give 5,000 anti-tanks to Ukraine, FM tells Kurdistan 24
Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces stand atop a roof next to their unfurled flag in Baghouz, Deir al-Zor (Photo: AFP) Syria SDF denies sending forces to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 in Moscow. (Photo: Thibault Camus, Pool/AP) World ‘Worst is yet to come,’ Macron concludes, after speaking with Putin
Delegates clap at the UN General Assembly Emergency session in New York after a resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine passed, March 2, 2022. (Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP) Europe Iraq abstains from voting against Russia in UN resolution
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Photo: Saul Loeb, Pool via AP) World Biden slams Putin, hails Ukraine in annual speech
Refugees from Ukraine walk on a road after crossing the Moldova-Ukrainian border's checkpoint near the town of Palanca, March 1, 2022. (Photo: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP) Europe Over 220 Iraqis fled to Poland from Ukraine following Russian invasion
People walk past a currency exchange office screen displaying the exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow's downtown, Russia, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (Photo: Pavel Golovkin/AP) World Economic dangers from Russia's invasion ripple across globe
40-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv; shelling intensifies World 40-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv; shelling intensifies
Fleeing from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, university students from India cross the border by foot in Barabas, Hungary, on Feb. 28, 2022. (Photo: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP) Europe Iraq says 160 citizens left Ukraine since Russian invasion began
Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine’s Lugansk region, Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP) Kurdistan Locals in the Kurdistan Region react to Ukraine crisis
A woman and child peer out of the window of a bus as they leave Sievierodonetsk, the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo: Andreea Alexandru/AP) Europe Iraqi Kurds stranded in Ukraine face uncertain situation amid Russian invasion
Ukrainian women and children cross the border from Ukraine to Poland at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing on Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo: Janek Skarzynski/AFP) Iraq Iraq working with Poland to help stranded citizens in Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (Photo: Michael Probst/AP) Europe New penalties for Russia: Central Bank sanctioned and Germany to send Ukraine arms