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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he fears Russia's three-year war on Ukraine could escalate if Ukraine, supported by its allies, does not stand firm against further Russian military advancement. https://cbsn.ws/42wrqTB

Next week on 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper heads to the mountains of Mexico to witness one of nature's great migrations: monarch butterflies.

Banana Ball players tell 60 Minutes they all dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. https://cbsn.ws/4jBtwsh

"This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen… I loved it," said longtime baseball writer Tim Kurkjian while watching a Savannah Bananas game. https://cbsn.ws/3XUdqS3

Banana Ball is a baseball-ish extravaganza with a lot of twists. The dance team? Grandmas — the Banana Nanas. The cheerleaders? Rotund men — the Man-nanas. Even the players dance and lip-sync, including one who plays in stilts.

“We're talking about people who live here. It's disrespectful.” Greenland native Maliina Abelsen expresses her concern over President Trump suggesting the U.S. take over the territory. https://cbsn.ws/3YwHa7E

The loudest pro-American voice we encountered in Greenland was an American: Chris Cox. On his own dime, he flew from South Carolina to Greenland on an unofficial mission. https://cbsn.ws/4lr64PU

“Greenland is for Greenlanders, not for anybody else,” says Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, responding to President Trump's remarks that Greenland should be part of the United States. https://cbsn.ws/44mA1um

“He mentioned Greenland like it was a toy or something,” says Inuit elder statesman Aqqaluk Lynge, who calls President Trump’s remarks about taking over the island “ugly.” https://cbsn.ws/3E7A7vv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fears Russia’s war could escalate into a world war. “There won’t be a safe place — there won't be a safe place for [anyone],” Zelenskyy says. https://cbsn.ws/4ibE9R9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has “100% hatred” toward Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “How else can you see a person who came here and murdered our people, murdered children?” says Zelenskyy. https://cbsn.ws/3YyaIlp

Tonight’s broadcast of 60 Minutes will commence immediately following CBS Sports’ live coverage of the Masters golf tournament ⏱️

It’s not baseball; it’s Bannana Ball, and it’s a hit. 60 Minutes, tonight

There are no rules when it comes to celebrating Banana Ball home runs. 60Minutes.com

The president of Ukraine faces a critical moment in his alliance with the United States. This Sunday, he sits down with 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com

Greenland might be Earth’s last frontier. Snowy peaks, blazing blue icebergs, and vast silence — until now. 60 Minutes visits the island, Sunday.

Inside a bomb shelter for schoolchildren, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Scott Pelley. The school is mourning after a Russian missile killed nine children on a playground. Tonight on 60 Minutes.

In his quest to create something baseball fans have never seen before, Jesse Cole formed a cheer squad of men with dad bods — and another of grandmas. 60Minutes.com

Sunday on 60 Minutes: Scott Pelley interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kryvyi Rih, the president’s hometown, where last week nine children were killed on a playground in a missile attack. 60Minutes.com

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Greenland, the world’s largest island, is suddenly the belle of the geopolitical ball — with outsized consequences. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.

Dancing players. Trick plays. Nonstop entertainment. In Banana Ball, the dance team is made up of grandmas — the Banana Nanas. The cheerleaders are rotund men — the Man-nanas. Players do flips and lip syncs. One even wears stilts. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.

Something unusual is happening in Major League Baseball stadiums this season — and it isn’t exactly baseball. It’s Banana Ball. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday. 60Minutes.com

Scott Pelley is on assignment in Ukraine for a report airing this Sunday, April 13. His report on DeepMind, Google's AI lab, will appear on an upcoming 60 Minutes broadcast. More at 60Minutes.com

Lesley Stahl’s first locker room visit — where she meets the Savannah Bananas before a game. 60Minutes.com

Sunday on 60 Minutes: Scott Pelley interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kryvyi Rih, the president’s hometown, where last week nine children were killed on a playground in a missile attack. 60Minutes.com

Something unusual is going on in Major League Baseball stadiums, and it isn’t baseball as you know it. This Sunday, Lesley Stahl reports from Savannah, Georgia, on the dancing, backflipping, lip-syncing almost-baseball team: the Savannah Bananas. 60Minutes.com

President Trump said he wants to acquire Greenland "one way or another," but Greenlanders have a warning. Jon Wertheim reports. 60 Minutes, Sunday. 60Minutes.com

Dr. Samer Attar remembers all his patients, he said — and there are a lot of them. The Chicago surgeon, 49, recently finished a fifth mission to Gaza and he's also treated the wounded in Syria and Ukraine, risking life and limb to help the victims of war. https://cbsn.ws/4cqzB8z

Dan Callaway explains that 50% to 80% of the flavor in bourbon comes from the barrel. The barrel adds a sweet caramel and vanilla flavor. https://cbsn.ws/4iaecBD

Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist who came to the United States last year in search of asylum, is one of 238 Venezuelan migrants who were flown from the U.S. to a maximum security prison in El Salvador three weeks ago. https://cbsn.ws/3YnaJsf

Qatar-based American Dr. Lisa Thornton says the resilience of the children of Gaza gives her hope. One of her patients, a young boy, had both his arms blown off, but within a few weeks, he was learning to use his feet to eat and write. https://cbsn.ws/42omujr

Dr. Samer Attar is an orthopedic surgeon in Chicago, a professor of surgery at Northwestern, and recently, among the brave volunteers fighting for life in the war in Gaza. https://cbsn.ws/4cqBD8y

These are the faces of children from Gaza. Some lost their homes and their families. Others lost limbs and suffered life-changing injuries. Now in Qatar, they are showing unimaginable resilience, while back in Gaza, the conflict continues. https://cbsn.ws/4i5G2iw

Venezuelan migrant Andry was deported from the U.S. to El Salvador’s mega-prison based on his tattoos, his lawyer told 60 Minutes, adding that her client had a strong asylum claim and no criminal record. https://cbsn.ws/42yt4Fd

A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He was sent to a Salvadoran mega-prison. WATCH NOW: youtu.be/_QmW99SqBuw

Two crown tattoos were the only evidence the government presented in Andry’s asylum case before he was sent to a Salvadoran prison. Immigration authorities suspected the tattoo was gang-related, but his lawyer says his parents’ names are below the crowns, and they honor his mom and dad.

“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.” Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S. MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

Photojournalist witnesses Venezuelan migrants' arrival in El Salvador: "They had no idea what was coming" www.cbsnews.com/news/photojo...

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

In Google's laboratory for artificial intelligence, DeepMind, robots are learning to reason. 60 Minutes reports, next Sunday. 60Minutes.com

When bourbon is emptied from a barrel after five or six years, that barrel’s life is just beginning — it’s likely to travel around the world. https://cbsn.ws/4lqla8C

“Most of our barrels would have useful lives of 50 plus years,” says Brad Boswell, CEO of Independent Stave, the world’s largest maker of wooden barrels. https://cbsn.ws/4i5b1Lw

“Most of our barrels would have useful lives of 50 plus years,” says Brad Boswell, CEO of Independent Stave, the world’s largest maker of wooden barrels. https://cbsn.ws/3XPRAiB

ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt says some Venezuelans with no known gang ties are now in one of the most hardcore prisons in the world and may never see the light of day again. https://cbsn.ws/3XO21TT

The Trump administration used a law not invoked since World War II to send migrants to a prison in El Salvador, claiming they were all terrorists and violent gang members. This Sunday, 60 Minutes uncovers new information about the men.

This Sunday, Scott Pelley reports on an American doctor who volunteers in Gaza, and from Qatar, where medical teams work to rehabilitate children injured in the war.