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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a “genocide” in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling. A man walks near the remains of a missile in the city of Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.ARIS MESSINIS / AFP In his […]

PRIME MINISTER Sanna Marin (SDP) has urged the West to increase its support for Ukraine and expand its sanctions against Russia. “The war is continuing and material reserves are being depleted. That’s why we must provide support for as long as the war continues and, after that, we must help with the rebuilding,” she stated in an […]

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow on Wednesday, where he checked on Russian servicemen wounded in the special military operation in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center)© Mikhail Metzel/POOL/TASS Putin was accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Footage of the visit was published […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon about the arrest of an Iranian cargo vessel in Greek waters, describing the move as an act of piracy and violation of international standards. The PMO asked the Greek government to fulfill its international obligations and immediately release the vessel. Following […]

Ankara is in negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv to open a corridor via Turkey for grain exports from Ukraine, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday. A satellite image shows an overview of a bulk carrier ship loading grain at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Ukraine, May 19, 2022. (Reuters Photo) Ukraine’s […]

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Wednesday his country “badly” needed multiple launch rocket systems to match Russian firepower as he pressed Western allies for heavy weapons at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba looks on during an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting […]

Russian Federation (RF) authorities are dragooning Ukrainian citizens into uniform to fill gaps in ranks, but the unwilling soldiers often desert or flatly refuse to follow orders to attack, officials and news reports said. Soldiers mobilized into the army of the “DPR” group in the Donetsk region, March 5, 2022| Reuters Vladislav Nazarov, spokesman for […]

It was a scene of chaos, confusion and pain, where the agonised screams of family members were audible from the parking lot of a school where 19 young children and two adults were killed in a school shooting in Texas. The school has nearly 600 students in second, third and fourth grades. The vast majority of […]

Children got on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guarded the scene of a shooting Tuesday near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Credit: REUTERS/Marco Bello Here’s what you need to know At least 14 children, 1 teacher killed in Uvalde school shooting At least 14 children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at […]

Exactly three months after Russia began its Ukraine invasion, Russian forces on Tuesday launched an all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk straddling a river in eastern Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). Photograph taken on May 24, 2022, shows a destroyed […]