It’s so moving to see how welcoming the host countries are to those fleeing the conflict. But I’m deeply concerned about my family who are trapped in Ukraine.

China’s largest city spent two years avoiding a coronavirus lockdown, but when it finally came it wasn’t prepared.

Thousands of Ukrainian forces are readying for a fresh onslaught as a 13-kilometre Russian convoy rolls towards the Donbas.

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Will anger over Emmanuel Macron’s arrogance persuade French voters to back the far-right’s Marine Le Pen over “Monsieur Europe”?

Irina Gen is one of at least four teachers recently turned in by students or parents for antiwar speech, in some of the starkest examples of the government’s quest to identify and punish individuals who criticise the invasion.

The monarch tested positive for COVID in late February, shortly after the Prince of Wales contracted the illness.

Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian security service, was close to President Vladimir Putin but Ukrainian intelligence says the pair have fallen out.

A rematch of 2017 presidential election is in store for France after exit polls indicate President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will face off in a second round.

Vladimir Putin may insist that his invasion of Ukraine is going to plan, but thousands of Russian women disagree - the grieving mothers, sisters and widows of dead Russian soldiers.

Many questions remain over the deadliest wave of violence since 2016.

Mercenaries working for a Kremlin-linked network of private security contractors have taken up arms in Ukraine, Western officials say.

Beijing has strongly defended its measures to curb the virus outbreak.

The Senate race in Pennsylvania could determine control of the Senate and the fate of Democratic President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Twenty-five years ago, large numbers of new ocean species were discovered by scientists off the coast of Tasmania in the first detailed study of life on Australia’s deep sea mountains.

Khan, who claimed his opposition colluded with the US to unseat him, has called on his supporters to stage rallies nationwide this weekend.

Boris Johnson has made an unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine to offer Volodymyr Zelensky armoured vehicles and anti-ship missiles and heap praise on the “invincible heroism and courage” of the Ukrainian people.

His re-election – which would be the first of any French president in 20 years – was predicted to be a foregone conclusion even two weeks ago.

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike on the train station in Kramatorsk, in the eastern region of Donetsk, a deliberate attack on civilians.

America’s top diplomat for the Indo-Pacific will head to the Solomon Islands, weeks after it emerged the South Pacific island nation will sign a deal that gives China rights to send its military there.

Akshata Murthy, an Indian citizen, is eligible for so-called “non-domiciled” status in Britain, something available to foreign nationals who do not regard Britain as their permanent home.

The two pilots escaped without serious injury and the company has launched an investigation to determine what happened, the company said. 

The military junta in the south-east Asian nation is stepping up its mission to “annihilate” its opponents in a campaign of airstrikes and village burnings.

The former Wimbledon champion, 54, was found guilty on four counts of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds to other accounts after he was declared bankrupt in 2017.

Dire warnings about World War III may have functioned to prevent such a conflict from actually occurring but they may also desensitise people to its potential reality.

Ukrainian authorities say missiles struck a railway station in Kramatorsk as residents were waiting to catch trains to safety.

It was the fourth deadly attack in Israel by Palestinians in three weeks.

Russia has become just the second country to be suspended from the United Nations human rights body over allegations Putin’s army committed horrific war crimes in Ukraine, including the rape and murder of hundreds of civilians.

Andrew Gosling has been sentenced after he threw a wine bottle off an apartment block and killed a Singaporean father of four.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the Prime Minister’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership.

The regional capital is the largest Ukrainian city besieged by Russian troops to come back under complete Ukrainian control, though residents are fearful for the future.

A Kennedy is poised to become Joe Biden’s representative in Canberra at an increasingly tense time for the region.

His strategy was released against a backdrop of Western nations wrestling with high-energy prices and considering how to reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas.

Instead of paper and ink, pixels and smartphones can create freedom of information and a foundation for political dissent in Russia. The goal is to win hearts and minds.

The former US president has voiced regret over not marching to the US Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building.

Rather than lean on Jakarta to fall into line with the West’s strategic objectives, a non-aligned, prosperous Indonesia can help ensure a more balanced Asia where it is harder for any one power to dominate.

After days of bitterly divided Senate confirmation hearings, President Joe Biden’s chosen nominee was confirmed with a final vote of 53 to 47, mostly along partisan lines.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.

In Belgium, Australia’s Marise Payne said the world must push back against authoritarian states that want to “trample on the rights of democratic countries”.

Russia’s pullout from areas around Kyiv in recent days has unveiled evidence of abuses that have captured the world’s attention.

The Pentagon continues to caution that even though the war’s epicentre appears to be shifting, serious threats remain.

The 44-year-old says a victory for Marine Le Pen would take the country backwards during the biggest security challenge Europe has faced since World War II.

Shortly before Lopez Obrador promised to provide the funds, he launched another broadside against a prominent reporter who has published a series of critical stories about him, questioning his wealth.

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Some testified that Lawrence Ray had made them believe they had poisoned or otherwise harmed him and they needed to pay him back.

While Republicans blame Joe Biden for rising petrol prices, Democrats blame Russian President Vladimir Putin who ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

Atrocities such as those being committed against civilians in Ukraine should never go unpunished.

The ordeal started after the couple learned last year that they were expecting a baby girl, only to be told after tests that they were not the biological parents.

Russian troops recently withdrew from Borodyanka, near Kyiv, an area among the first hit after the invasion. Now people are searching for their relatives.