LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of people have arrived in Lviv on a daily basis since the Russian invasion of the country began, though the city is not their final destination. With few possessions, many make plans to continue on to the Polish border. The number of people fleeing Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24 has…

The number of people fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has now reached 2.1-2.2 million people, according to the head of the United Nation’s refugee agency UNHCR. Their native country has turned into a deadly battlefield. After the invasion, several Ukrainian women and children began to flee to nearby countries for safety and a…

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, border officials are encountering a growing number of Russians and Ukrainians seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Between October and January, officials ran into 6,400 Russians. That’s more than the 4,100 Russians who were apprehended during the entirety of fiscal year 2021, which ended a month…

According to multiple sources within the United Nations, including this tweet from High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, more than 500,000 refugees have escaped Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. According to a UNHCR spokeswoman, most of those refugees have ended up in Poland (281,000), Hungary (84,500), Moldova (36,400), Romania (32,500) and Slovakia (30,000). The…

A likely result of the the ongoing crisis at the Russia/Ukraine border, oil prices rose to their highest levels in over seven years. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up about 2% to $97.32 by midmorning Tuesday. Earlier, it reached its highest price since September 2014 at $99.50. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumped by 3.3% to…

Tuesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it was pulling back some troops that had been training near Ukraine’s borders. But security have not been able to confirm the claim. “On the contrary, we continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression against Ukraine, continuing to be at the…

In a statement that can be found on his Twitter account, Peter Sloly announced he has “stepped down as chief of the Ottawa Police Service.” The resignation comes amid criticism for Sloly’s handling of the so-called “freedom convoy” protests that have now persisted in the Canadian capital for over two weeks. “Since the onset of…

With the midterms looming, you’d think the Democrats would deliver a campaign message of unity, economic growth, or defeating the coronavirus. Instead, they kicked off the year by likening up to half the country to the world’s worst terrorists with melodramatic speeches to commemorate the Capitol riots. Vice President Kamala Harris: “Certain dates echo throughout…

Has anything changed one year after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021? As federal officials conduct the largest criminal investigation in FBI history as a result of that crisis, is our democracy more secure? Do we have any reason to believe the next elections won’t end in another violent and deadly insurrection?…

America is getting older. The Baby Boomers are approaching or have already hit retirement age, and while it’s great for them to take a step back from the rat race, overall, this isn’t good news for the United States workforce. So while the latest jobs reports show declining unemployment, the U.S. has a major labor…