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Pope Francis takes Ukraine protest to Russian embassy, in rare move

The visit by a pope to an embassy to talk to an ambassador in a time of conflict is unprecedented…
Maduro

Venezuela blames U.S., NATO for Ukraine conflict

Venezuela's foreign ministry said late on Thursday that NATO and the United States had violated the Minsk agreements, a 2014…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will be waiting for President Putin in Türkiye on May 15 if Russia implement ceasefire

Russia ready for negotiations with Ukraine: Kremlin

According to the Kremlin, Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko is ready to create the conditions for a meeting between Russian and…
Ukrainians seek shelter in underground train Stations

50,000 Ukrainians flee to Poland, Moldova: UN agency

The United Nations refugee agency estimated Thursday that tens of thousands will be displaced as Russia invades Ukraine.
Ukraine

Putin calls for coup in Ukraine against Zelenskiy

"Take power into your own hands, it will be easier for us to reach agreement," Putin told Ukrainian military
Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson

Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for U.S. Supreme Court

Judge Jackson was born 14 September 1970 in Washington, DC and grew up in Miami, Florida. She lives with her…
Fleeing Ukrainians

15,000 refugees arrive Moldova from Ukraine in last 12 hours

Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk requested assistance in defending themselves…
EU foreign ministers to meet for urgent talks on Russia

EU foreign ministers to meet for urgent talks on Russia

Diplomats said the meeting would start at 1400 GMT and include a discussion of further options to support Ukraine and…
Feted for his humility and unorthodox approach, Pope Francis struggled to make the far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church

Ukraine: Pope Francis meets Russian ambassador in Vatican

Pope Francis expressed great concern about the situation of the entire (Ukrainian) population, both in the breakaway region of Donbas…
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Zimbabwe donates 50,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Botswana

Zimbabwe has secured more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly from China, which are enough to cover the…
Russia invades Ukraine

Japanese companies suspend operation in Ukraine

A total of 57 Japanese companies reportedly have branches in Ukraine, with 28 of them engaged in the production sector.
Ukrainian map

Russian forces disable 118 military facilities in Ukraine

On Thursday, Russian President, Vladimir Putin authorised “a special military operation” in Donbass, and Ukraine confirmed that military installations across…
Russia attack Ukraine

Ukraine blows up bridge as Russian forces advance on Kyiv the capital

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry also said airborne assault troops blew up a bridge over the Teteriv River at Ivankiv, about…
Russians kick as Putin orders another 300,000 fighters to Ukraine

Putin has gone full tonto: UK defence secretary Wallace

"I certainly think he has gone full tonto," Wallace said of Putin, using the Spanish word which means crazy or…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine

Russians coming for me, Zelenskiy cries for help

Zelenskiy said he understood Russian troops were coming for him but vowed to stay in Kyiv.
Mariupol apartment building damaged by Russian shelling

Russian shelling damages 17 high rises in Ukraine’s city of Mariupol

Electricity supplies were partially disrupted, the city said late Thursday adding that the water supply is still functioning and public…
Firefighters outside a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. (Provided by Anton Gerashchenko)

Russian forces suffer 800 casualties: Ukrainian defence ministry

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday and Kyiv has reported 137 soldiers dead and 316 wounded.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Zelenskiy: 137 Ukrainian soldiers dead, we are left alone to fight Russia

In a video message posted on his Facebook account, Zelenskiy said his country has been left alone to fight Russia.…
An-26 aircraft

Russia aircraft transporting military equipment crashes near Ukraine

Russian Defence statement said the accident could have been caused by a technical failure and has not inflicted any damage…
Joe Biden

Biden sends 7000 U.S. troops to Europe not to fight Russia

In White House remarks, Biden reiterated that US forces "are not and will not be engaged in a conflict with…
Russia attack Ukraine

57 dead, hundreds injured as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine

No fewer than 57 people have been killed and 169 others injured following attacks by Russia forces on Ukraine. Those…
U.S. issues 300 new sanctions against Russia, allies

Biden hits Russia with more sanctions

One of the sanctions is to limit Russia's ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds and yen to be…
President Joe Biden

US Forces won’t engage in conflict with Russia in Ukraine – Biden

Biden, in an address said "Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our NATO…
Abramovich

Chelsea owner Abramovich missing on list of Russian oligarchs hit by Britain

Over 100 individuals, entities and subsidiaries will be sanctioned by UK including Russia's biggest defence company and several oligarchs.
Abramovich

Russia-Ukraine: Roman Abramovich barred from UK, risks losing Chelsea

The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, has been barred from living in the United Kingdom, local media…

Omicron BA.2 sub-variant more infectious: Africa CDC

Dr John Nkengasong, head of the Africa CDC said it does not cause more severe disease, citing data from South…
Long line of vehicles leaving Kyiv today

Thousands flee Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Heavy traffic appears to be all moving west, away from where explosions were heard this morning, with few cars going…
A Russian tank

Ukraine shoots down 6 Russian planes, 40 soldiers, 10 civilians dead

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it has shot down a sixth Russian plane, this time in…
Russians kick as Putin orders another 300,000 fighters to Ukraine

Russia gives bizarre reason for Ukraine’s invasion

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia started the military operation in Ukraine in order to clear the country of Nazis.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

EU set to hit Russia with harsher sanctions for ‘barbaric attack’ on Ukraine

Senior officials of EU outlined the array of sanctions Thursday in reactions to Russia's "barbaric attack" on Ukraine.
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