Zelenskyy "speechless" after shelling destroys museum dedicated to poet. Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill. Prince Charles donates to British charity working to assist Ukrainian refugees.
"Abortion is not only permitted in Judaism, but in some cases required when the life of the pregnant person is at stake," National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz tells a crowd of protestors.
Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Russia's neighbor, Putin casts war in Ukraine as a battle to guard against what he terms the US threat to Russia posed by NATO enlargement.
"The Netherlands is making it very clear that the so-called conclusions of Amnesty International are incorrect, the term apartheid is a very serious allegation and in some cases, a malicious term, and clearly doesn’t apply to Israel," NGO Monitor official says.
NATO weighs heightened presence around Sweden, Baltic Sea to protect Nordic country during potential membership application. EU proposes cutting Russia's largest lender from SWIFT international payment system.
The effort is a catalyst for national and local celebratory programs that express solidarity and support for the Jewish state.
Iran to execute Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmad Reza Djalali for allegedly aiding Israeli efforts to harm Iran's nuclear scientists. Djalali says his confession was obtained by force and through threats to his family in Sweden.
US President Biden lauds Washington and Jerusalem's "long and close friendship"; Russia's Putin says he is "confident" in the Kremlin's relations with the Knesset, and Indian President Kovind states "the potential for cooperation between our countries is boundless."
Explosions are also heard in Lviv, in western Ukraine, where strikes wounded two and damaged infrastructure. Slovakia and Hungary say they will not back EU sanctions on Russian energy. Over 100 people evacuated from Mariupol.
"How do we shift the growing trend from hate and violence to love and tolerance?" asks State Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick.
