Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has postponed all of his upcoming trips abroad as Russia's new offensive has gained momentum, his office announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: Ukraine has struggled to hold back advancing Russian forces that have made quick progress in recent days in an offensive that is threatening to change the trajectory of the war.
Officials in western Canada warned of "volatile wildfire activity," as dozens of blazes burn in dry conditions across the country, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering air quality alerts in several U.S. states this week.
By the numbers: Most of the 134 blazes burning in the first major wildfires since Canada's record season that finally abated in October were in British Columbia (47) and Alberta (45) as of Tuesday evening, per the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
The Sun unleashed the largest flare of its current cycle on Tuesday, days after it generated a powerful solar storm that brought stunning auroras to Northern and Southern Hemisphere skies.
The big picture: "NOT DONE YET!" tweeted NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center as it issued an alert warning of potential disruptions to radio signals due to the X8.7 flare — the largest since 2017.
The Department of Justice said Boeing breached its obligations under a 2021 agreement that allowed it to avoid criminal prosecution for two fatal 737 MAX crashes, according to a court filing Tuesday.
Why it matters: Under the agreement, Boeing paid more than $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration allegations in connection with the FAA's investigation into the jet crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019.
Brazilian authorities are warning that devastating floods in the south of the country might get even worse as heavy rains continue this week.
Why it matters: The disaster lays bare the impact of climate change and severe weather patterns in Latin America, which last year experienced record temperatures, severe droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather.
A greater percentageof U.S.-born Latinas than immigrants say they feel pressure to conform to traditional gender roles, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Why it matters: The two-month-long Global Hatikvah initiative is meant to promote peace. It attracted thousands of submissions from 72 countries across six continents and was edited into a "virtual choir" for Israel's Independence Day.
Spanglish — a mix of English and Spanish — is slowly surging in political ads and campaign outreach ahead of November's elections.
Why it matters: Communicating in Spanish is key to wooing Latino voters, who are nearly 15% of the electorate and who could swing critical races in battleground states.
President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill banning imports of Russian enriched uranium, with waivers for companies to continue bringing it in until 2028.
Why it matters: The U.S. spends an estimated $1 billion per year on nuclear fuel from Russia, so the new law cuts off a key source of revenue as Putin's forces escalate their war on Ukraine and drive military spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.
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