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Nearly 17,000 Russian, Ukrainian tourists stuck in Dominican Republic

Nearly 15,000 Russian and 2,000 Ukrainian tourists are stuck in the Dominican Republic due to travel restrictions imposed after Moscow's…

Built in wake of WWII, Kyiv metro offers shelter from Russian shells

by Dmitry ZAKS The wounded Ukrainian soldier dropped his crutches to the Kyiv metro station floor and picked up his…

UN General Assembly demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine

by Philippe RATER The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine,…

Japan willing to accept Ukrainian refugees: PM

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's ongoing invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday, in…

DHL suspends deliveries to Russia and Belarus

  FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- German logistics giant DHL announced Wednesday it was stopping deliveries to Russia and Belarus, joining…

Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 836,000, United Nations…

Four killed, nine hurt in Ukraine’s Kharkiv: emergency services

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Four people have been killed and another nine wounded during shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city…

Europe gas price hits record high on Ukraine conflict

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- European gas prices surged by around 50 percent Wednesday to a record high on supply…

Oil tops $113, equities sink on Ukraine war fears

  Crude surged past $113 a barrel Wednesday and equities sank with investors growing increasingly fearful about the Ukraine war's…

Japan protests suspected air incursion by Russia

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo lodged a diplomatic protest with Moscow after scrambling fighter jets on Wednesday as a suspected…

Spain to send ‘military hardware’ to ‘Ukraine resistance’

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain will supply "offensive military hardware" to Ukraine following Russia's invasion of its pro-Western neighbor, Prime…

Zelensky says Russia wants to ‘erase’ Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Russia, which has launched an invasion of his country,…

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