World A top Ukraine official hopes for a peace summit with Russia by the end of February Ukraine's foreign minister told the AP that his government is aiming to have a summit, preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator. The Associated Press
World Climate activists are fuming as Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas Germany is firing up coal plants and importing liquefied natural gas to shore up energy supplies. Activists are carrying out increasingly disruptive protests, gluing themselves to roads and runways. Esme Nicholson
National Brittney Griner says she'll play in the upcoming WNBA season In her first public statement since being freed from Russia, the two-time Olympic gold medalist says she'll play for her team, the Phoenix Mercury, when the season starts in May. Rachel Treisman
Politics Biden vows to bring longtime detainee Paul Whelan home from Russia too The former U.S. Marine has been held in Russia since 2018. As supporters celebrate Brittney Griner's release, they — Whelan himself included — are wondering why he was left behind. Rachel Treisman
Europe Vladimir Putin acknowledges Russia's war in Ukraine is taking longer than he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin demurred on the use of nuclear weapons, saying Russia would not be able to use such weapons if it agreed not to use them first and then came under a nuclear strike. The Associated Press
Politics Why The Sanctions Against Russia Aren't Working. Yet. When sanctions were enacted against Russia in February of this year, all the forecasts were of an imminent collapse in the Russian economy. A new report looks at why that hasn't happened. Paddy Hirsch
Business OPEC keeps oil targets the same amid uncertainty on Russian sanctions The decision at a meeting of oil ministers Sunday comes a day ahead of the planned start of two measures aimed at hitting Russia's oil earnings in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The Associated Press
Politics Putin turns down Biden talks and defends Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid The Kremlin dismissed the idea of talks with President Biden to end the war in Ukraine and said its assault on Ukrainian infrastructure was an "inevitable" response to Kyiv's attacks. Charles Maynes
Business What to know about the West's new efforts to slash Russia's oil revenue Plans take effect next week that would ban most Russian oil imports from Europe and put a price cap on the oil going elsewhere. But Russia could still make money off oil to fund its war in Ukraine. Jackie Northam
World Ukrainian women have started learning a crucial war skill: how to fly a drone The Female Pilots of Ukraine is the first of its kind in the country at a time when the Ukrainian military has been using drones for reconnaissance and fighting against Russian forces. Ashley Westerman