Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. 

Today’s Headlines

EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine. European…Read More

As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in…Read More

Primary takeaways: Trump passes test as kingmaker in Ohio

The primary elections in Ohio and Indiana on Tuesday stood as the first real test of former President Donald Trump’s status as the Republican Party kingmaker — and he passed. Takeaways from the races:…Read More

Depp trial: Psychologist testifies actor assaulted Heard FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actor Amber Heard suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from violence she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband Johnny Depp, including multiple acts of sexual assault, a…Read More

California condors to be released in north coast redwoods REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The endangered California condor could return to the wild in the state’s far north coast redwood forests on Tuesday for the first time in more than a century. Two…Read More

Ukrainian band teams up with Ed Sheeran for charity single LONDON (AP) — “The sirens interrupted our sleep, grabbed in two suitcases everything that is in the past, then go!” sings Antytila frontman Taras Topolia on the Ukrainian band’s new collaboration with…Read More Editor’s Selections Pope’s Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope VATICAN CITY (AP) — His appeals for an Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine went unheeded. His planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was canceled. A proposed visit to Moscow ?…Read More North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to…Read More Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case from Mississippi in December, it was clear to observers that there was substantial support among the court’s…Read More