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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 […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the United Nations to “act immediately” or “dissolve yourself altogether” during a blistering address Tuesday in which he showed harrowing footage of dead bodies — including children — he said were victims of Russian atrocities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the United Nations Security Council via video link on April […]

The battle of Kyiv is over, with Ukraine as its victor. After nearly 40 days of fierce hostilities, by April 1 Russian forces had withdrawn from battlefields in northern Ukraine within just days. Despite a massive effort, Russia failed to encircle the Ukrainian capital and install a blockade. After sustaining heavy losses and accomplishing none […]

MOGADISHU, April 5 (Reuters) – The al Shabaab group linked to al Qaeda plans to target Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the country’s intelligence agency warned on Tuesday. Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is seen inside the lower house of Parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File […]

US. President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he would seek more sanctions as a global outcry mounted over civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “This warrants him – […]

Ukraine says it fears civilian massacres worse than the one in Bucha will be discovered as Russian troops retreat from areas around Kyiv. The scene in Bucha — which included the dead bodies of civilians lying in the street — sparked accusations of genocide. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected the allegations, saying it was a “stage-managed […]

April 4 marks 40 days of Russia’s barbarous war in Ukraine. The extent of Russia’s cruelty against Ukrainians, however, was discovered just two days ago. On April 2, Ukrainian forces regained control of Bucha, a town northwest of Kyiv, revealing the many horrific atrocities of Russia’s weeks-long occupation. Hundreds of civilian residents were found dead […]