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Czechs, Poland, Bulgaria to close airspace to Russian flights

  The Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria each said Friday they would close their airspace to flights by Russian carriers…

France to send 500 troops to Romania

  France is to deploy 500 military personnel as part of NATO forces to Romania after Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine,…

China’s Xi speaks to Putin, calls for ‘negotiation’ with Ukraine

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping said he supported solving the Ukraine crisis through talks in a…

JUST IN: Zelensky asks Europeans with ‘combat experience’ to fight for Ukraine

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Europeans with "combat experience" to fight for…

Russia says it is ready for talks if Ukraine ‘lays down arms’

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday Moscow was ready for talks if Ukraine's military…

UN condemns over 1,800 arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Friday condemned numerous "arbitrary arrests" of people in Russia for protesting…

Russian forces press deep into Ukraine

  by Dave Clark, with Thibaut Marchand in Chuguiv, Ukraine Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Invading Russian forces…

Loud explosions heard in central Kyiv: AFP

Two loud blasts were heard in the centre of Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Friday, an AFP journalist said, a day…

Macron says useful to ‘leave path open’ for dialogue with Putin

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was useful to keep alive the chance of…

EU leaders agree ‘sanctions that bite’ Russia

EU leaders wrapped up an emergency summit Friday with agreement to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine with "severe"…

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