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At least two Russian missiles hit a military facility and a residential building in the southern city of Odesa on April 23, killing at least eight people, including a three-month-old baby, and injuring at least 18 people. One of the victims burned in his car parked near the building that was hit. A residential building […]

According to Chief of Russian Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Force Igor Kirillov, the plan is a reaction to Russia’s success in the special operation Chief of Russian Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Force Igor Kirillov © The Russian Ministry of Defense MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. The United States is preparing provocations to accuse the […]

Russia said Friday that it plans to take full control of Donbass and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its “special military operation,” Russian news agencies reported. Teams of volunteers collected corpses in the port city of Mariupol after Moscow declared “victory” – apart from the Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces continue […]

BORODYANKA, Kyiv Oblast – Walking through the town of Borodyanka, 40 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, European Union Council President Charles Michel wasn’t hiding his grief. Visiting the largely destroyed Ukrainian town that he has likely never heard of until recently, the official was trying to carefully pick words of support. The lack of unity inside the […]

Ukrainian authorities claimed Friday that the Russian military shifted a dozen units from the destroyed port city of Mariupol to eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia reported that one soldier was killed and 27 others were left missing after the fire on board the warship Moskva, which sank a week ago following what the Ukrainians boasted was a […]

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni described the late Kibaki as a transformative leader, statesman and a great pan-Africanist. “This afternoon, I received sad news, announcing the death of H.E. Hon. Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the third President of the Republic of Kenya. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (right) and his Kenyan counterpart Mwai Kibaki stand on January 24, 2012 […]

President Joe Biden already saw one major priority sidelined by a heated immigration dispute. Now, it looks like his urgent request for Ukraine aid could get caught up in the same fight, despite bipartisan support. If that [Covid aid] discussion is going to take a matter of weeks, we have to make a decision on […]

Sweden’s Social Democrats are holding a “marathon meeting” this Friday on whether to join the Nato security alliance. The party’s parliamentary group is joining its main leadership committee to thrash out the contentious issue. Social Democrat party secretary Tobias Baudin arrives at the “marathon meeting” on Nato on Friday. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT Some of the […]

Ukraine and the world have spent weeks in anticipation of the Battle of Donbas, “the second phase” of Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine. Now, it seems, the wait is over. With the drastic intensification of hostilities in Donbas and neighboring areas, President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 18 finally confirmed the beginning of Russia’s large-scale offensive […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told Russian forces not to storm Ukraine’s last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol as the city’s Ukrainian defenders said they may only have a few days or hours left. Footage released by Mariupol City Council on April 19, 2022 shows clouds of smoke billowing above Azovstal steel […]