| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Ukraine | | Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev traveled to Crimea on Monday, the highest-level visit from Moscow since Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula this month. |
| Whale hunt | | The International Court of Justice ruled Monday that Japan can no longer continue its annual whale hunt, rejecting the country's argument that it was for scientific purposes. |
| Ukraine digs in as Russia masses troops | | U.S. officials have estimated Moscow has massed around 40,000 troops on the border and that 25,000 more are deployed a little deeper in Russia. Among the Ukrainian people, fear of an invasion is palpable. |
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