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Russia snubs plea for humanitarian access to Ukraine

Russia snubs plea for humanitarian access to Ukraine

-- 2022-03-10 20:33:44

Ukraine said on Thursday Moscow had snubbed its plea for humanitarian access to rescue hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped under bombardment, as the opposing sides yielded nothing at the highes...

Katalin Novak to become Hungary's first woman president

Katalin Novak to become Hungary's first woman president

-- 2022-03-10 19:27:26

Hungary's parliament elected ruling Fidesz party lawmaker Katalin Novak as the country's first woman president on Thursday, buttressing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist agenda which has trigg...

No progress in Russia-Ukraine talks as war enters third week

No progress in Russia-Ukraine talks as war enters third week

-- 2022-03-10 18:02:02

Russia's war in Ukraine entered the third week on Thursday with none of its stated objectives reached, despite thousands of people killed, more than two million made refugees and thousands cowering in...

Ukraine hospital attack killed three, wounded 17

Ukraine hospital attack killed three, wounded 17

-- 2022-03-10 17:32:22

An airstrike on a hospital in the port city of Mariupol killed three people, including a child, the city council said Thursday, as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities, as the to...

Appreciating Luka Modric: The best midfielder in the world

Appreciating Luka Modric: The best midfielder in the world

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-03-10 13:54:53

Real Madrid's Triumph against PSG last night can be summarised into two players’ performances - Karim Benzema and Luka Modric.  Modric, being 37, was at his absolute best last night when h...

Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine meet for first time since invasion

Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine meet for first time since invasion

-- 2022-03-10 13:30:36

Foreign ministers from Russia and Ukraine will meet in Turkey on Thursday in the first high-level talks between the two countries since Moscow invaded its neighbour, with Ankara hoping they could ma...

Ukraine prepares potential move of data and servers to another country

Ukraine prepares potential move of data and servers to another country

-- 2022-03-10 12:54:22

The Ukrainian government is preparing for the potential need to move its data and servers abroad if Russia's invading forces push deeper into the country, a senior cybersecurity official told Reuters...

Russia could be planning chemical attack in Ukraine, White House says

Russia could be planning chemical attack in Ukraine, White House says

-- 2022-03-10 10:33:33

Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine - and "we should all be on the lookout", the White House has said. Press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's claims ab...

Time to get tougher with Russia's Putin, UK tells West

Time to get tougher with Russia's Putin, UK tells West

-- 2022-03-10 10:17:15

British foreign minister Liz Truss will call on the West on Thursday to get tougher with Russian President Vladimir Putin for shattering "the architecture of global security" over Ukraine and to tight...

Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children's hospital

Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children's hospital

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-10 10:07:54

Russia's war in Ukraine entered its third week on Thursday with none of its key objectives reached despite thousands of people killed, more than two million made refugees, and thousands forced to cowe...

Ukraine says Russia breaks ceasefire, holds hostage over 400,000 people in Mariupol

Ukraine says Russia breaks ceasefire, holds hostage over 400,000 people in Mariupol

-- 2022-03-09 21:49:44

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of breaking a ceasefire to prevent the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the besieged port of Mariupol, where the Red Cross has described...

US has a military biological programme in Ukraine, Moscow alleges

US has a military biological programme in Ukraine, Moscow alleges

-- 2022-03-09 21:29:48

Russia on Wednesday sought the explanation of the United States about a military biological programme in Ukraine, claimed by Moscow. However, Washington has already dismissed the allegation as "absur...

New ceasefire brings little progress in evacuating Ukrainian civilians

New ceasefire brings little progress in evacuating Ukrainian civilians

-- 2022-03-09 19:23:37

Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only limited signs of progress in providing escape routes for hundreds of thousands of pe...

Ukraine warns of radiation leak risk after power cut at occupied Chernobyl plant

Ukraine warns of radiation leak risk after power cut at occupied Chernobyl plant

-- 2022-03-09 18:31:22

Radioactive substances could be released from Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant because it cannot cool spent nuclear fuel after its power connection was severed, Ukraine’s state-run nuclea...

IMF likely to approve $1.4b in emergency funding for Ukraine

IMF likely to approve $1.4b in emergency funding for Ukraine

-- 2022-03-09 16:15:45

The International Monetary Fund's executive board is poised to approve on Wednesday $1.4 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine to help it respond to Russia's invasion, IMF Managing Director Kristal...

NATO countries must act together on fighter jets for Ukraine, says Poland

NATO countries must act together on fighter jets for Ukraine, says Poland

-- 2022-03-09 15:29:19

Any supply of fighter jets to Ukraine must be done through NATO, top Polish officials said on Wednesday, after Washington rejected Poland's offer to fly all its MIG-29 jets to a US airbase with a view...

Russia pledges 'silence' for Ukrainians to flee battered cities

Russia pledges 'silence' for Ukrainians to flee battered cities

-- 2022-03-09 10:41:58

Russia said it is ready to provide humanitarian corridors on Wednesday for people fleeing Kyiv and four other Ukrainian cities, as the number of refugees created by the biggest assault on a European c...

Superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich leaves Barcelona

Superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich leaves Barcelona

-- 2022-03-09 10:30:25

A superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich left Barcelona on Tuesday where it had been undergoing repairs in a local shipyard, ship-tracking data showed. The 140-meter (460-foot) Solari...

Russia releases list of ‘unfriendly’ countries

Russia releases list of ‘unfriendly’ countries

-- 2022-03-08 21:44:21

Moscow has approved a list of countries and territories taking ‘unfriendly actions’ against Russia, its companies and citizens after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From now on, Russi...

Ukraine helps evacuate 20,000 Indian students

Ukraine helps evacuate 20,000 Indian students

-- 2022-03-08 19:11:33

Ukraine's government has helped evacuate about 20,000 Indian students from areas attacked by Russian forces but another 2,000 foreign students are still trapped in besieged towns and cities, Ukrainian...

WHO says attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increase rapidly

WHO says attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increase rapidly

-- 2022-03-08 17:38:04

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that attacks on hospitals, ambulances and other health care facilities in Ukraine have increased rapidly in recent days and warned the country is running...

2.0m refugees fleeing Ukraine, UN says

2.0m refugees fleeing Ukraine, UN says

-- 2022-03-08 17:24:50

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reached 2.0 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II. "Today the outflow of refugees from Ukra...

Russian airstrike kills 21 civilians in Ukraine's Sumy city

Russian airstrike kills 21 civilians in Ukraine's Sumy city

-- 2022-03-08 16:46:57

At least 21 civilians, including two children, were killed in a Russian airstrike on a residential street in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy late on Monday, the regional prosecutor's office said i...

Zelenskiy to address British lawmakers

Zelenskiy to address British lawmakers

-- 2022-03-08 15:27:23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address British lawmakers via videolink in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the first time a president of another country has addressed the main Westminste...

Russia warns West against oil import ban

Russia warns West against oil import ban

-- 2022-03-08 14:07:00

A Western ban on Russian oil imports may more than double the price to $300 a barrel and prompt the closure of the main gas pipeline to Germany, Moscow warned on Monday, as talks on Ukraine hardly adv...

World Bank approves $723m in loans and grants for Ukraine

World Bank approves $723m in loans and grants for Ukraine

-- 2022-03-08 11:24:34

The World Bank said its executive board on Monday approved a $723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing desperately needed government budget support as the country battles a Russi...

Second Russian senior commander killed in war, says Ukraine

Second Russian senior commander killed in war, says Ukraine

-- 2022-03-08 10:51:43

Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have killed a Russian general near the besieged city of Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion. Majo...

Moscow says residents of Kyiv and Kharkiv can flee to Belarus, Russia

Moscow says residents of Kyiv and Kharkiv can flee to Belarus, Russia

-- 2022-03-07 21:04:17

Moscow said on Monday it would provide corridors for residents of Ukraine's two main cities to flee to Russia and Belarus, a move Ukraine called an immoral stunt to exploit the suffering of civilians...

Boris Johnson rejects calls to allow Ukraine refugees in UK

Boris Johnson rejects calls to allow Ukraine refugees in UK

-- 2022-03-07 20:41:21

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Monday to ease UK visa demands for Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict, saying Britain was a generous country but it needed to maintain checks on...

Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine to meet Thursday in Turkey

Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine to meet Thursday in Turkey

-- 2022-03-07 19:28:40

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba have agreed to meet at a forum in southern Turkey on Thursday, the first potential talks between the top diplomats si...