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A fire early Thursday destroyed 20 tonnes of clothes and blankets donated in Greece for war-hit Ukrainian refugees, an aid group said. The fire broke out in a storage area outside the Peace and Friendship indoor stadium near…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday lashed out against Russian strikes that gutted a recently redeveloped cultural centre in eastern Ukraine and wounded seven people, including a child. In a statement on social…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has accused Russia of blocking grain exports from Ukraine, therefore, using hunger and deprivation as a weapon of war. “Russia is leading this war with another terrible and forceful…

American fast-food giant McDonald’s has said it would exit the Russian market and sell its business after more than 30 years of operations in the country. Also, French automaker Renault has handed over its Russian assets to…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that “evil has returned” to Europe, comparing Russia’s invasion to Nazi Germany during an address commemorating World War II. “Decades after World War II, darkness has…

Sixty persons have been feared killed after a Russian air raid on a school in eastern Ukraine. The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai said two people have been confirmed dead after Russian forces dropped a bomb on…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the evacuation of the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol has stazelrted, with an initial group of 100 civilians en route to Ukrainian-held territory. “Evacuation of…

European football’s governing body, UEFA, has announced the ban on Russian clubs from participating in the Champions League and all other European competitions next season. UEFA, who announced this on Monday, said “Russia will…

The evacuation of the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol has stazelrted, with an initial group of 100 civilians en route to Ukrainian-held territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. “Evacuation of…

Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine’s military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and arms shipments to Ukraine were impeding peace…