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More than five million people fled Ukraine: UNHCR

More than five million people fled Ukraine: UNHCR

-- 2022-04-20 16:44:36

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 is now 5,010,971, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. 

Bayern Munich face unforeseen crisis in years

Bayern Munich face unforeseen crisis in years

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-04-20 15:06:54

When Julian Nagelsmann took over Bayern Munich, expectations from him were high. He inherited Hansi Flick's invincible squad and being someone with a lot of aptitude in the tactical side of the game,...

Canada imposes sanctions on Putin's daughters

Canada imposes sanctions on Putin's daughters

-- 2022-04-20 11:13:35

Canada on Tuesday said it was imposing targeted sanctions on 14 individuals in the Russian regime, including on Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, according to a statement from th...

Russia sets new Mariupol ultimatum

Russia sets new Mariupol ultimatum

-- 2022-04-20 09:19:47

Russia was intensifying its attack on Ukraine's east on Tuesday as it seized a frontline city and sought a decisive victory in Mariupol, prompting Western governments to pledge more arms and sanctions...

Russia says it ‘methodically carrying out’ plans to ‘liberate’ Donetsk, Luhansk

Russia says it ‘methodically carrying out’ plans to ‘liberate’ Donetsk, Luhansk

-- 2022-04-19 19:20:50

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday said their forces are ‘methodically carrying out’ plans to ‘liberate’ two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Sergei Shoig...

Russia launches assault to seize Donbas region, says Zelensky

Russia launches assault to seize Donbas region, says Zelensky

-- 2022-04-19 16:56:26

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video addr...

Sevilla's dream run this season

Sevilla's dream run this season

Mahtab Jamil 2022-04-19 16:04:44

La Liga has seen certain ups and downs of teams this season. FC Barcelona had an early drop off in the post-Messi era, Athletico Madrid could not perform as consistently as they would like.  Whe...

Fuel prices hit record high in Sri Lanka

Fuel prices hit record high in Sri Lanka

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-19 12:54:54

Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased its fuel prices from midnight Monday to a record high. With the latest price hike, the price of Octane 92 petrol rose by 33.1...

Man with knife arrested near British prime minister’s official residence

Man with knife arrested near British prime minister’s official residence

-- 2022-04-18 21:55:03

British police closed a road in central London near British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence on Monday. The police said they had arrested a man armed with a knife who had confronted...

Russia hits targets across Ukraine, fighters cling on in Mariupol

Russia hits targets across Ukraine, fighters cling on in Mariupol

-- 2022-04-18 19:29:16

Russia said on Monday it had hit hundreds of military targets in Ukraine overnight, destroying command posts with air-launched missiles, while authorities in the western city of Lviv, which had escape...

Two captured British fighters appear on Russian state TV

Two captured British fighters appear on Russian state TV

-- 2022-04-18 19:14:19

Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Russian state TV on Monday and asked to be exchanged for a pro-Russian politician who is being held by the Ukrainian authorities....

Missiles strike Lviv, bodies in streets of Mariupol

Missiles strike Lviv, bodies in streets of Mariupol

-- 2022-04-18 16:17:39

Ukrainian authorities said missiles struck Lviv early on Monday and explosions rocked other cities as Russian forces kept up their bombardments after claiming near full control of the strategic southe...

Riots in Sweden leave three people injured

Riots in Sweden leave three people injured

-- 2022-04-18 11:48:39

Three people in the Swedish city of Norrkoping needed medical attention after being hit by police bullets during clashes between police and protesters following Quran burnings that caused riots in sev...

Ukraine completes questionnaire for European Union membership

Ukraine completes questionnaire for European Union membership

-- 2022-04-18 10:20:26

Ukraine has completed a questionnaire which will form a starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, sai...

Ukrainian prime minister says forces in Mariupol have not surrendered

Ukrainian prime minister says forces in Mariupol have not surrendered

-- 2022-04-17 20:42:59

Remaining Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are still fighting and continue to defy a Russian demand that they surrender, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday."The cit...

Trucks stuck at Poland-Belarus border as EU sanctions deadline passes

Trucks stuck at Poland-Belarus border as EU sanctions deadline passes

-- 2022-04-17 19:25:27

A huge queue of trucks has formed on the Poland-Belarus border as Russian and Belarussian drivers try to leave the EU following a sanctions deadline. In the run-up to the Saturday deadline, the l...

British PM to visit India this week to boost defence ties

British PM to visit India this week to boost defence ties

-- 2022-04-17 19:17:18

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to make a long-delayed trip to India this week in a bid to strengthen security ties with the country. He will meet his counterpart Narendra Modi in New Del...

Ukraine seeks $50b support from G7 to cover budget deficit

Ukraine seeks $50b support from G7 to cover budget deficit

-- 2022-04-17 19:03:35

Ukraine has asked G7 nations for $50 billion in financial support and is also considering issuing 0% coupon bonds to help it cover a war-linked budget deficit over the next six months. The economic a...

Ukraine's richest man pledges to rebuild besieged Mariupol

Ukraine's richest man pledges to rebuild besieged Mariupol

-- 2022-04-17 10:58:24

Ukraine's richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once again compete globally. Rinat Akhm...

Russia sets deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender

Russia sets deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender

-- 2022-04-17 10:55:18

Russia's defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 am Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their liv...

Britain may send asylum seekers to Rwanda to stem flow of migrants

Britain may send asylum seekers to Rwanda to stem flow of migrants

-- 2022-04-16 22:06:14

Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said recently, aiming to break people-smuggling networks and stem the flow of...

Russia hits Kyiv, Lviv

Russia hits Kyiv, Lviv

-- 2022-04-16 19:44:46

Russia's warplanes bombed Lviv and its missiles struck Kyiv and Kharkiv on Saturday, as Moscow followed through on a threat to launch more long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities after its Black Sea Fl...

Blood money being paid for Russian oil, alleges Ukraine’s president

Blood money being paid for Russian oil, alleges Ukraine’s president

-- 2022-04-16 19:38:38

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood". In an interview, Zelensky singled out Germany...

Has anything changed for Barcelona's resurgence hopes?

Has anything changed for Barcelona's resurgence hopes?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-04-16 17:37:57

Barcelona seemed to be on top of the world after their famous 0-4 Classico win in Bernabeu. Everyone would put their money on Barcelona being back by then. A team, unbeaten for 12 matches, was wo...

Russia expels 18 European Union diplomats from Moscow

Russia expels 18 European Union diplomats from Moscow

-- 2022-04-16 17:16:55

Russia on Friday expelled 18 European Union diplomats in retaliation for Brussels' decision to declare 19 Russians personae non gratae earlier this month. The EU on April 5 said the 19 Russian diplom...

Moscow bans Boris Johnson from entering Russia

Moscow bans Boris Johnson from entering Russia

-- 2022-04-16 16:10:07

Russia has banned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the UK's "hostile" stance on the war in Ukraine. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Trus...

Ukraine working with Turkey, understands parallel ties to Russia: Ukrainian diplomat

Ukraine working with Turkey, understands parallel ties to Russia: Ukrainian diplomat

-- 2022-04-16 15:32:30

Ukraine is working with NATO member Turkey as much as possible for more support over Russia’s invasion and understands - even though it is not happy with - the reality of Ankara’s parallel...

Ukraine says 2,500-3,000 of its troops killed in war

Ukraine says 2,500-3,000 of its troops killed in war

-- 2022-04-16 09:54:38

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday told CNN that between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have been injured, reports Reuters.

Russia pledges more missile attacks on Kyiv 

Russia pledges more missile attacks on Kyiv 

-- 2022-04-15 19:00:15

Russia's defence ministry said on Friday it had struck a military target on the edge of Kyiv overnight with cruise missiles and promised more strikes against the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukrai...

UK imposes largest ever asset freeze on two Abramovich associates

UK imposes largest ever asset freeze on two Abramovich associates

-- 2022-04-15 12:25:30

Britain on Thursday sanctioned two close associates of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying the men had been subjected to the largest asset freeze ever im...