Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, announced that the central bank would raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to tame rapid inflation.

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is taking questions from reporters following the central bank's March meeting.

President Biden announces additional security assistance for Ukraine as it fights back against Russia's invasion.

The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic traveled to the capital of Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the embattled country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged members to imagine that the Russian attacks on Ukraine were happening to Canadian cities. He also called for more sanctions on Russia and help closing Ukraine's airspace.

The British government targeted oligarchs, political allies or propagandists for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia who have an estimated combined net wealth of more than $130 billion.

Demonstrators in Poland have blocked a border crossing for several days in an effort to stop trucks that some say are carrying supplies for the Russian Army. E.U. sanctions on Belarus and Russia do not apply to road transit of food and medications.

During a diplomatic visit to Romania, Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that inflated gas prices in the United States were worth bearing in order to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Biden announces that the United States will join the G7 and the European Union in calling for the suspension of normal trade relations with Russia, a move that will raise tariffs on Russian products.

The vice president is holding a joint news conference with the Romanian leader during her visit to Bucharest.