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The Mariupol diary: Ukraine war seen by 8-year-old boy

by Marina Moyseyenko Agence France-Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The horrors of the bloodiest chapter so far in the Ukraine…

Russian Olympic champion accuses IOC chief of creating ‘new war’

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Russian Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene on Thursday accused IOC president Thomas Bach of having created…

Foreign fighters in Ukraine sentenced to death by pro-Russians

by Quentin Tyberghien  Agence France-Presse LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Pro-Russian rebels sentenced to death two British fighters and a Moroccan…

UN chief warns impact of Ukraine war on world is worsening

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the consequences for the world of Russia's invasion…

OECD, World Bank see lower world growth due to Ukraine war’s ‘hefty price’

  by Jonathan JACOBSEN The OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion…

Russia says it is ‘ready to ensure safety’ of ships leaving Ukraine ports

  ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow was ready to ensure the safe…

Russia downplays role of Ukraine conflict in food crisis

Russia on Wednesday rejected suggestions that grain stuck in Ukrainian ports was fuelling a global food crisis as Moscow pressed…

Italy warns Ukraine port blockade could kill ‘millions’

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio warned Wednesday that millions of people could die of…

Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from Severodonetsk: governor

Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk which is being shelled by Russian troops "24…

Russia claims progress in fight for Ukraine flashpoint city

by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in Donbas Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia claimed Tuesday that its forces…

Excluded from Americas Summit, Maduro visits Turkey

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- US, diplomacy, Latin America, summit, Maduro, Venezuela, Turkey, Russia Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Turkey on…

Merkel defends Russia legacy, says ‘nothing to apologize for’

by Michelle Fitzpatrick  Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her years-long policy…

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