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Ukrainian service men check for signs of life among casualties lying on the platform following a Russian missile attack of a railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on April 8, 2022. At least 39 people were killed as thousands were at the station trying to evacuate. (AFP via Getty Images) A Russian strike on a […]

At least 35 people were killed and over 100 were estimated to be wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in eastern Ukraine on Friday as civilians tried to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the state railway company said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces regained control of the entire northeast region of […]

A terror suspect accused of murdering Sir David Amess told jurors he decided to kill him over his vote for airstrikes on Syria. The Southend West MP was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on 15 October 2021. IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption,Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed during a constituency […]

A destroyed apartment building in the town of Borodyanka in Kyiv Oblast, seen on April 5, 2022. Russia has dropped bombs on Borodyanka in early March. (Illia Rusachkov) BORODYANKA, Kyiv Oblast — Burned and shattered, high-rise residential buildings in the center of Borodyanka, a town 40 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, hide even more horror underneath. […]

The US rolled out a new wave of financial sanctions on Wednesday against Russia that President Joe Biden said would place a lasting penalty on the country’s economy. The United Kingdom quickly followed suit, and more pain was coming from the European Union as the allies pressed forward with an escalating campaign to tighten the […]

In Summary • Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble earlier said that Francisco Madeira had been declared persona non grata for engaging in “acts that are incompatible with his status”. • In a statement, Roble said that the AU representative had 48 hours to leave the country. Somali president hits back at PM on envoy’s expulsionImage: AFP […]

Residents walk past destroyed Russian military machinery on the street, in Bucha, the town which was retaken by the Ukrainian army, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. (EPA Photo) The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday to suspend Russia’s membership in the global body’s leading human rights organization over the Russian military’s […]

China has been greatly concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, especially harm on civilians, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday, noting the reports and images about the deaths of civilians in Bucha are deeply disturbing and that the truth of the incident must be thoroughly investigated. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian Photo: […]

BUCHA, Kyiv Oblast – Just a bit over a month ago, Bucha was a comfortable, cozy, and rapidly growing suburb just northwest of Kyiv. The town was a place of middle-class apartment complexes and houses, surrounded by woods. Today, Bucha is a synonym of horror known worldwide. Russia’s defeat in the Battle of Kyiv and its […]

Ukrainian refugees wait to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry of the U.S.-Mexico border, Tijuana, Mexico, April 4, 2022. (AFP Photo) The United Nations migration agency now estimates that more than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in […]