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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTRussian military convoy bears down on Kyiv as civilians killed in Kharkiv shelling
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 04:00:00 ESTSome Americans hope Biden's state of the union will pledge more action against Russia
Russia's attack against Ukraine has also hijacked some of the president's planned agenda for the state of the union address on Tuesday night. The address was initially meant to focus on his domest...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:42:26 ESTBelarus to end neutral, non-nuclear status following referendum critics say was rigged
Belarusian authorities say more than half of the country's voters approved constitutional reforms that would allow its authoritarian leader to stay in power until 2035 and open the way for stronger mi...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:34:28 ESTEurope's different approach to Ukrainian and Syrian refugees draws accusations of racism
While the warm welcome given by EU countries to refugees from Ukraine has been applauded, it has also highlighted stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:43:25 ESTPfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine less effective against infection for kids 5 to 11, study suggests
Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was protective against severe disease in children aged five to 11 during the recent Omicron variant surge, but quickly lost most of its ability to pr...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:39:48 ESTUkrainian boxing champions trade gloves for guns in fight against Russian forces
Current and past Ukrainian boxing champions are joining the country's fight against Russia's invasion.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:46:14 ESTAt least 8 killed as major floods swamp Australia
Parts of Brisbane, Australia's third-most populous city, were under water Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some East Coast areas and killed eight people.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:17:13 ESTHong Kong mulls city-wide lockdown amid record COVID-19 spike
Hong Kong reported a record 34,466 new coronavirus infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, as authorities assess the possibilities of locking down the city.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:17:40 ESTUN climate report urges world to adapt now, or suffer later
A new UN climate report calls for drastic action on a huge scale, warning that nearly half the world's population is already vulnerable to increasingly dangerous climate impacts.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:25:30 ESTIN PHOTOS | Scenes in besieged Ukrainian cities as Ukrainian, Russian delegations meet
As the war in Ukraine enters a fifth day, Ukrainian forces are battling and managing to slow Russian advances in several besieged cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv. A delegation of Ukrainian and Russ...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:10:28 ESTPolice in Russia arrest thousands in crackdown on anti-war protesters since invasion began
Police detained more than 2,000 people at anti-war protests in 48 cities across Russia on Sunday, a protest monitoring group said, as people defied the authorities to show their anger over R...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:14:18 ESTRussia teams suspended from international soccer
FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia's national and club teams from all competitions until further notice due to the country's invasion of Ukraine, the bodies said in a joint statement on Monday.
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Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:19:17 ESTFor Kyiv residents, even feeding a cat has become a complicated risk as Russia invades Ukraine
Kyiv feels like a ghost town now, but Lydia Sokolova, 74, was one of the few citizens on the streets of Ukraine's capital ahead of a weekend curfew, determined to feed her son's cat. Others, however, ...
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 19:21:56 ESTNorth Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korea and Japan say
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia's invasion of...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:53:47 ESTCanada to send additional $25 million in protective military gear to Ukraine
The federal government committed to send at least $25 million in additional non-lethal military aid to Ukraine as that country fights against a Russian invasion.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:27:29 ESTMoscow threatens to axe diplomatic ties, nuclear pact over Ukraine war sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the latest target of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, with the United States, Canada and European allies announcing they are adding direct measures against h...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTThere's a flood of disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's who's sorting it out
Open-source intelligence investigators around the world are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of images and videos pouring out of Ukraine as they try to verify them to preserve evidence and establish wh...
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:57:20 ESTUkraine says Russian forces blew up gas pipeline in country's second-largest city
Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and European Union rushed ammunition and weapons t...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 11:52:35 ESTUkrainians return home from abroad to fight Russian invasion
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are leaving Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, but some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across Europe to help defend their homeland.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:39:05 ESTProtests in support of Ukraine around the world
Demontrators are taking to the streets in cities around the world to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demand peace.