Ukrainian official pushes U.S. and NATO to help, urges "bigger powers" not to fear "crazy" Vladimir Putin
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Kyiv — CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata asked Ukraine's Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Oleksandr Tkachenko, how he thinks his country's troops are managing as they battle to keep Russia's invading forces from taking major cities and as Russian artillery pummels civilian infrastructure.
Tkachenko vowed that the people of Ukraine would never give up, but he said they urgently need more big weapons, including aircraft and missile defense systems. The minister reiterated calls for the U.S. and its NATO allies to declare and enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine, to stop Russia's aerial bombardment. Washington and other capitals have ruled that out, fearing it could lead to a much wider war if Western and Russian aircraft went head-to-head.
"That's the most important things which we need right now, and, of course, financial support, because [Ukraine's] economy is not in the best shape," he said.
Tel Aviv — After more than a year of bombing and homelessness, Gazans are looking to a new administration in Washington for help. President-elect Donald Trump's election victory has raised hopes and fears among the five million residents of the Palestinian territories — the warn-torn Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Johannesburg — It's often called the forgotten conflict, but the civil war that has torn Sudan apart for 19 months is fueling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. In just over a year and a half, 13 million people have been displaced from their homes. At least one overcrowded camp for displaced civilians is already dealing with famine, while other parts of the country are suffering though famine-like conditions.
Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday, becoming the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The system, previously called Tropical Depression 19, developed in the western Caribbean earlier this week and intensified while traveling westward on a path toward Central America.
Paris — Security forces were on high alert Thursday in Paris ahead of a soccer match between France's national soccer team and the visiting Israeli side. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators held protests in the city Wednesday night, and there has been fear of a possible repeat of last week's violence and antisemitic attacks against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam.