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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK government warned Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commanders in Ukraine could face prosecution for war crimes, as indiscriminate shelling hit one city under invasion. The shelling of Kharkiv has destroyed a school and, according to its mayor, killed at least 11 civilians. The front pages of British newspapers carried photographs of two young girls killed by Russian attacks in Ukraine and the words of a […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France said on Tuesday that Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine will cause the Russian economy to collapse. “We will bring about the collapse of the Russian economy,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the Franceinfo broadcaster a day after France, the EU and others said they would impose a new round of sanctions on Russia. “The economic and financial balance of power is totally in favour of […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — A fire ripped through a shopping center in the Syrian capital Damascus early Tuesday, killing at least five people, state media reported. Firefighters have “extinguished a blaze that broke out at dawn today in the La Mirada Mall building,” the official SANA news agency said, citing a Damascus fire department official. “Four people have been rescued and five corpses have been recovered so far,” SANA added. The cause of the fire […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – The strongman leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said Tuesday that Chechens have been killed in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Kadyrov, a former rebel-turned-Kremlin-ally, has given his backing for President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, sending his notorious fighters to the country. “Unfortunately, there are already losses among the natives of the Chechen Republic. Two died, six more were injured to varying degrees,” Kadyrov said on Telegram. Kadyrov, in charge of Russia’s […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has started evacuating its citizens from Ukraine, state media reported Tuesday, amid fears for their safety due to the invasion by Beijing’s ally Russia but also reports of resulting hostility from angry Ukrainians. Some 600 Chinese students were evacuated Monday from Kyiv and the southern port city of Odessa, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported, citing the Chinese embassy in the Ukrainian capital. They travelled by bus to neighbouring Moldova […]
by Dave CLARK with Ola CICHOWLAS in Moscow Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – A huge Russian military convoy was massing on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital Tuesday as fears grew the invading forces were set to launch devastating assaults aimed at taking control of Kyiv and other major cities. Satellite images showed a long build-up of armoured vehicles and artillery starting 29 kilometres (18 miles) north of the city, as Moscow defied mounting global […]
by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left India’s traditional balancing act between Moscow and the West looking wobblier than ever, with experts saying New Delhi has few good diplomatic options. Last week India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution deploring Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine, winning praise from Moscow for its “independent and balanced position”. But while New Delhi hoped this would be seen as neutrality, […]
by Nioucha ZAKAVATI Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Janice Obiang stifled sobs as she packed goods to send to the Philippines, gifts for loved ones she hasn’t seen in years as life for domestic workers in virus-hit Hong Kong goes from bad to worse. Few have suffered more during Hong Kong’s pandemic restrictions than the hundreds of thousands of women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers. And […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kongers stripped supermarket shelves bare Tuesday as panic buying set in following mixed messaging from the government over whether it plans a lockdown this month. Uncertainty over Covid rules has sent the city’s residents flocking to supermarkets, chemists and vegetable stores to stock up, leaving shelves empty across the city. Photos circulating on social media showed people had trouble finding a variety of items including meat, vegetables, frozen foods, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government said Tuesday that a cyberattack was behind disruption at a Toyota supplier that forced the top-selling automaker to halt operations at domestic plants for a day. Local media reported the attack on parts supplier Kojima Industries was a possible ransomware attack, with the firm saying it detected a “threat message” on Saturday night before discovering its server was “infected with a virus”. Its statement had to be forwarded by […]
by Serguy BOBOK with Dave CLARK in Kiev and Anna SMOLCHENKO in Moscow Agence France-Presse KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Russia shelled the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as it pressed on with its invasion Tuesday, defying mounting global pressure that saw a war crimes probe opened against Moscow, sanctions smash its economy and FIFA ban it from the World Cup. After their first talks since the war started failed to secure a breakthrough Monday, Russia continued […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – A huge Russian military convoy stretching some 40 miles was spotted Monday by a US satellite imaging company just north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has already repulsed several assaults. Satellite photos provided by Maxar, a US company, showed that the convoy — which had been massing since Sunday — had mushroomed to more than 40 miles of military vehicles. It said the column covered the entire stretch […]
