As Russia continues to bombard Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a landmark virtual address to the US Congress this week. US lawmakers gave him a standing ovation the moment he showed up on screen. Speaking almost three weeks after the Russian invasion first began, Zelensky showed a graphic video of victims of the war and referred to the September 2001 terror attacks in the US, saying Ukraine has been experiencing a 9/11 every day for three weeks.
Also this week, Colombia's left-wing coalition made major gains in parliamentary elections. We take a closer look at former guerrilla Gustavo Petro, the leftist candidate who's now the one to watch in the presidential race in May.