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For more than three months, not a day has passed without Russian air raids striking Ukraine's power plants, plunging the country into cold and darkness in the depths of winter. RFI spoke to residents in the capital, Kyiv, where the situation is particularly critical.

A Whataburger cup could be the solution to saving pipes from bursting, as freezing weather is set to come through Texas

Authorities say they have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder facing charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witnesses

Ryan Wedding turned himself in at US consulate in Mexico City and is due to appear in court in California on Monday

More than $1m has been raised by Elon Musk and others to commission ‘sterile’ street art of Iryna Zarutska – whose death has become a rightwing flashpoint

A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview with RFI, he calls for peaceful protests – and a firmer stance from the international community.

Millions of Americans are expected to face heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures

Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank have risen sharply since the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas – and international volunteers defending Palestinian civilians are also increasingly being targeted. French academic Albane Buriel tells RFI she was assaulted with iron bars while taking part in…

Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures are forecast for the south, midwest and east coast over the weekend