Moscow says it has captured Hostomel airfield near the capital - a potential staging area for an assault on Kyiv

Forces seized control of Chernobyl to stop 'Nazi units' from attempting nuclear provocation, says defence ministry

European Union also agrees to place Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on its list of sanctioned individuals

Jens Stoltenberg says allies have activated defence plans and we are deploying forces on land, at sea and in the air

The still-radioactive site of the 1986 nuclear disaster lies some 100 kilometres from Kyiv

Envoy tells students to reach Ternopil for onward evacuation via land route

Statement comes after the Russian leader held phone call with the Chinese president, says Kremlin

India has developed close ties with Washington in recent years but has a long-standing close relationship with Moscow

Country's nuclear chief says enrichment will continue despite the lifting of sanctions ‘by both 20% and 5%’

Bloc is joining the United States and others in taking steps such as curbing Russia's access to technologies

The body was formed after the Second World War to protect human rights

Data shows women lost jobs at a higher rate than men with some were thrown out of work due to Taliban restrictions

Country’s top court regularly hears cases that touch on flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Black Americans make up just over 13 per cent of the population

Russian president urges Ukraine armed forces not to allow ‘neo-Nazis to use your children, wives as human shields’

Washington will respond to Russia with strong economic measures, says spokesperson

Ukrainian airspace has been closed since start of Russian invasion

Imran says Islamabad looks towards Beijing as a role model for development, poverty alleviation

Monday was the first of four days of hearings discussing the junta's objections to the jurisdiction of the World Court

Prisoner swap is a humanitarian issue ‘unrelated to the nuclear accord’, says Iranian FM

Algerian brothers became infuriated after learning their sick mother was given shower by neighbours

European Union officials pledged to play a role for increased collaboration with Pakistan at all levels, says ISPR

Friendship between China and Pakistan is deeply rooted in hearts of people, says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson