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Food supply chains in Ukraine collapsing, says WFP official

Food supply chains in Ukraine collapsing, says WFP official

-- 2022-03-18 18:21:10

A World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with a portion of infrastructure destroyed and many grocery stores and warehouses empty. "The...

Russian gas flows to Europe decline

Russian gas flows to Europe decline

-- 2022-03-18 17:34:29

Russian gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline declined on Friday in line with nominations, or requests for gas, while reverse flows on the Yamal-Europe pipeline eased and nominat...

Life echoes art for Ukraine's refugee

Life echoes art for Ukraine's refugee

-- 2022-03-18 17:22:51

Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's deportation of hundreds of thousands of people from her Black Sea homeland of Crimea in World War...

Missiles strike Ukraine's Lviv, Japan and Australia sanctions Russia

Missiles strike Ukraine's Lviv, Japan and Australia sanctions Russia

-- 2022-03-18 15:29:40

Russian missiles struck an area near the airport of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early on Friday, the mayor said, while Japan and Australia imposed new sanctions on Russian entities as punishmen...

Erdogan offers to host Putin and Zelensky for talks

Erdogan offers to host Putin and Zelensky for talks

-- 2022-03-18 15:21:14

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan offered in a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to host him and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for talks, according to his office, rep...

Biden, Xi set to clash over Putin's war in Ukraine

Biden, Xi set to clash over Putin's war in Ukraine

-- 2022-03-18 12:19:56

US President Joe Biden is expected to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a warning that comes at a time o...

Russia scraps UN vote on Ukraine resolution over 'arm-twisting' claims

Russia scraps UN vote on Ukraine resolution over 'arm-twisting' claims

-- 2022-03-18 11:38:58

The UN Security Council will no longer vote on Friday on a Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine as Russia's UN envoy accused Western countries of a campaign of "unpre...

Mariupol searches for survivors amid rubble of theatre

Mariupol searches for survivors amid rubble of theatre

-- 2022-03-17 20:52:38

Rescue workers were searching for survivors in the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday, after Ukraine said a powerful Russian air strike had hit the building where hundred...

Has Messi been a flop at PSG?

Has Messi been a flop at PSG?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-03-17 16:04:32

Nasser-Al-Khelaifi bought PSG in 2011. Since then, he has been injecting money into the club. His primary objective had been to win the Champions League. After they signed Messi last summer, everyone...

Russian government websites facing unprecedented cyber attacks, report says

Russian government websites facing unprecedented cyber attacks, report says

-- 2022-03-17 15:11:51

Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital ministry as saying on Thur...

Downed missile hits residential building in Kyiv , leaves one dead

Downed missile hits residential building in Kyiv , leaves one dead

-- 2022-03-17 13:28:08

At least one person was killed and three wounded after remains of a downed missile hit a residential building in the Ukranian capital, Kyiv, Ukraine's emergency service said on Thursday. The 16-store...

UN Security Council to vote Friday on Russia's Ukraine move

UN Security Council to vote Friday on Russia's Ukraine move

-- 2022-03-17 11:35:35

The UN Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, but diplomats say the measure is set to fail because it does not push for...

Ukraine, Russia continue talks over video

Ukraine, Russia continue talks over video

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-17 10:23:27

Ukrainian and Russian delegations held talks again Wednesday by video. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser Mikhailo Podolyak said Ukraine demanded a cease-fire, the withdrawal of...

Biden calls Putin a war criminal

Biden calls Putin a war criminal

-- 2022-03-17 08:28:00

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal in comments the Kremlin said were "unforgivable" as it insisted the war in Ukraine was "going to plan" amid talk...

Ukraine president urges US Congress to provide more weapons

Ukraine president urges US Congress to provide more weapons

-- 2022-03-16 19:53:54

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged the US Congress to provide more weapons to help his country fight off Russian airstrikes in an invasion that has brought death and destruction...

Ukraine says talks becoming more realistic, Russia sees hope for compromise

Ukraine says talks becoming more realistic, Russia sees hope for compromise

-- 2022-03-16 17:20:57

Russia and Ukraine both emphasised newfound scope for compromise on Wednesday as peace talks were set to resume three weeks into a Russian assault that has so far failed to topple the Ukrainian govern...

103 children have been killed in Ukraine war, prosecutor general says

103 children have been killed in Ukraine war, prosecutor general says

-- 2022-03-16 15:25:21

The Ukrainian prosecutor general said on Wednesday 103 children have been killed so far in the war in Ukraine. Russian forces have struck more than 400 educational establishments and 59 of them have...

90pc of Ukrainian population could face poverty in protracted war, UNDP says

90pc of Ukrainian population could face poverty in protracted war, UNDP says

-- 2022-03-16 11:51:00

Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the next year, wiping out two decades of economic gains, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) sa...

Russian woman fined after on-air TV protest

Russian woman fined after on-air TV protest

-- 2022-03-16 10:53:31

A Russian woman who denounced the war in Ukraine during a live news bulletin on state television was fined 30,000 roubles ($280) on Tuesday, a court said, after the Kremlin denounced her act of protes...

Russia sanctions US President Joe Biden, several top US officials

Russia sanctions US President Joe Biden, several top US officials

-- 2022-03-15 22:03:57

Russia on Tuesday sanctioned US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and ten other administration officials and political figures. Moscow has said th...

Number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approaches 3.0 million

Number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approaches 3.0 million

-- 2022-03-15 19:23:01

Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approached 3 million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped the fighting and Russian bombardment. About 2.95 m...

Czech, Polish, Slovenian PMs travel to Kyiv by train in show of support for Ukraine

Czech, Polish, Slovenian PMs travel to Kyiv by train in show of support for Ukraine

-- 2022-03-15 16:26:36

The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia were travelling to Kyiv by train on Tuesday to show support for the country on behalf of the EU, the first foreign leaders to visit the U...

Germany to buy 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets from US

Germany to buy 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets from US

-- 2022-03-15 11:40:51

Germany will buy 35 US F-35 fighter jets to replace its ageing Tornado, it said on Monday, announcing a first big defence deal since Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a 100-billion-euro upgrade to the mi...

Ukraine refugee exodus reaches 2.8 million

Ukraine refugee exodus reaches 2.8 million

-- 2022-03-15 10:46:58

People fleeing what had been the relative safety of western Ukraine joined thousands crossing into eastern Europe on Monday after Russia attacked a Ukrainian base near the border with NATO-member Pola...

Anti-war protester interrupts live Russian state TV news

Anti-war protester interrupts live Russian state TV news

-- 2022-03-15 10:05:52

An anti-war protester interrupted a live news bulletin on Russia's state TV Channel One on Monday, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter and shouting slogans denouncing the war in Ukraine. Th...

War could be over by May: Ukraine

War could be over by May: Ukraine

-- 2022-03-15 09:38:41

The war in Ukraine is likely to be over by early May when Russia runs out of resources to attack its neighbour, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, said late on...

Kyiv apartment block shelled but 'hard' Ukraine peace talks go ahead

Kyiv apartment block shelled but 'hard' Ukraine peace talks go ahead

-- 2022-03-14 21:07:22

Ukraine said it had begun "hard" talks on a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday, despite the fatal shelling of a residential building in Kyiv. Both...

More than 2.8 million leave Ukraine since February 24, says UN

More than 2.8 million leave Ukraine since February 24, says UN

-- 2022-03-14 19:46:54

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since February 24 climbed to more than 2.8 million, United Nations data showed on Monday, in what has become Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World...

Ukraine prioritises ceasefire, withdrawal of troops, security guarantees

Ukraine prioritises ceasefire, withdrawal of troops, security guarantees

-- 2022-03-14 17:09:36

Ukraine said it would seek to discuss a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday after both sides reported rare progress at the weekend, despite fierce R...

One killed, three injured after residential building hit in Kyiv

One killed, three injured after residential building hit in Kyiv

-- 2022-03-14 14:01:50

At least one person was killed and three injured when a shell hit a residential building in Kyiv on Monday morning, state Ukrainian TV reported. According to Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton...