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Ukrainian refugees arrive at Rzeszow train station in Poland after fleeing Ukraine.
Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland ‘in a state of distress and anxiety’
GENEVA — With more than 3.5 million people having fled to Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to scale up its operations to provide aid to arrivals, the agency’s spokesperson said on Friday.“Poland remains the main country of arrival for refugees from Ukraine,” UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado told journalists at a regular press briefing in Geneva.And while the pace has slowed in comparison to early March – when over 100,000 people were arriving per day – May has continued to witness around 20,000 daily arrivals.Although more people are going back and forth across the Ukraine border – for reasons including visiting family or returning to jobs – Ms. Sarrado said that given the ongoing hostilities, “Poland...
May 27, 2022

Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland ‘in a state of distress and anxiety’

Children walk among buildings destroyed during fighting in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine.
1,500 dead in Ukraine city as fighting intensifies
KYIV — Fighting around the city of Sievierodonetsk has intensified, with at least 1,500 casualties and 60% of residential buildings destroyed. About 12,000 to 13,000 people remain in the city, according to the local mayor, with Sievierodonetsk the only part of the Luhansk region in Donbas still under Ukrainian government control.Elsewhere, two Russian soldiers accused of war crimes have appeared at a second trial hearing in the northeastern town of Kotelva, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with the West on Thursday to send multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine as soon as possible.Pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said on Friday that they have established full control over the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine....
May 27, 2022

1,500 dead in Ukraine city as fighting intensifies

Liz Truss
UK foreign secretary visits Bosnia amid fears of Russian interference
LONDON — UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is visiting Sarajevo on Thursday in a bid to reaffirm her country's commitment to peace and stability in Bosnia amid growing fears of malign influence from Russia in the small Balkan country of about 3 million.During her one-day trip, Truss will meet with top Bosnian officials and announce plans to deepen "security and economic partnership with [the country] in the face of secessionists and Russian attempts to influence and destabilise" it, the UK Foreign Office said in a statement.Truss will also address Bosnia's multi-ethnic armed forces to urge support for Ukraine with a message that "Russia's aggression cannot be appeased. It must be met with strength," it added.The country condemned Russia's invasion of...
May 26, 2022

UK foreign secretary visits Bosnia amid fears of Russian interference

The Andriyivska church in Dnipro, Kyiv, overlooks the historic Podil neighborhood.
Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
KYIV — The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war era, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday.“As in other conflicts, we currently witness the unfolding of suffering in Ukraine that does not seem to end and we cannot stop,” said Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur on cultural rights.“The questioning and denial of the Ukrainian identity and history as a justification for war, is a violation of the Ukrainians’ right to self-determination and their cultural rights.“Self-identification is the paramount expression of these rights and all discussions, by States and in social media, should respect this.”She said that the considerable loss of...
May 26, 2022

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns

Destruction as fighting is intensifying around four cities in eastern Donbas.
Ukraine foreign minister slams NATO for doing 'absolutely nothing'
KIEV/ MOSCOW — Ukraine's foreign minister said that NATO was "sidelined and doing absolutely nothing" about the Russian invasion of his country, while the EU was taking "revolutionary decisions" to help Ukraine.The minister Dmytro Kuleba was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Fighting is intensifying around four cities in eastern Donbas, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing Russia of throwing the full might of the Russian army against the cities of Liman, Popasna, Severodonetsk and Slaviansk.Meanwhile, Russian lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill removing age limits for professional soldiers joining the military, which could pave the way for the Russian armed forces to expand recruitment.The Russian parliament also gave...
May 25, 2022

Ukraine foreign minister slams NATO for doing 'absolutely nothing'

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the EU's foreign policy should have the backing of the middle class.
EU sanctions should not hurt the middle class, warns Belgian PM De Croo
BRUSSELS — EU sanctions should hurt Russia more than they hurt European citizens, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has warned."Your foreign policy can only survive if your middle class is still able to defend it," De Croo told Euronews in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos."Having the buy-in from our population is an important thing because I fear we're in for a long period of instability and we need to make sure that people are not suffering too much."His comments come in the midst of negotiations around a stalled proposal to introduce an EU-wide ban on all Russian oil imports.The embargo, the centerpiece of the sixth package of EU sanctions, is considered the most radical and consequential measure taken by the bloc since Russia launched...
May 25, 2022

EU sanctions should not hurt the middle class, warns Belgian PM De Croo

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson faces MPs as official ‘partygate’ report published
LONDON — The "partygate" scandal which engulfed Boris Johnson and his close team earlier this year returned to center stage on Wednesday with the publication of the much-awaited official report.Johnson is facing a battle to save his premiership after the report by senior civil servant Sue Gray criticized a culture of rule-breaking events, and revealed new photographs of him at two separate gatherings at Downing Street and White Hall.Gray wrote that "the senior leadership at the center" of Johnson's administration "must bear responsibility" for a culture that allowed the parties to take place at the heart of the government while the rest of the United Kingdom was banned from seeing friends or relatives.She added there is "no excuse for some of the...
May 25, 2022

Boris Johnson faces MPs as official ‘partygate’ report published

The bodies of dozens of dead Russian soldiers discovered near Kyiv have been placed in refrigerated train carriages.
Bodies of dead Russian soldiers abandoned near Kyiv
KYIV — When their dogs started digging insistently at a spot in the woods, villagers in Zavalivka called in the authorities.A Ukrainian military team was soon at the scene in white protective suits, carefully removing the topsoil.They uncovered a man's body, face down with his legs oddly twisted beneath him. It was clear from his uniform that he was a Russian soldier.Weeks after they failed to seize Ukraine's capital, the remains of Russian troops are still being discovered in and around the villages they passed through or occupied near the capital, Kyiv. But Ukraine says Russia shows little interest in getting them back.From the grave in the woods, the body was removed to a refrigerated train on the outskirts of Kyiv that now operates as a mobile morgue for the Russian dead.The...
May 25, 2022

Bodies of dead Russian soldiers abandoned near Kyiv

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted “Absolutely delighted that the Elizabeth Line has opened to the public today. Long-term investment in UK infrastructure pays off — with this project alone supporting 55,000 new jobs, 1,000 apprenticeships, and forecast to boost the UK economy by £42bn.”
Passengers relish chance to ride new Elizabeth line service
LONDON — More than 130,000 passengers piled aboard the first trains running on the new £18.9 billion Elizabeth line within the first few hours of its launch.Transport enthusiasts gathered at Paddington station and Abbey Wood, in southeast London, to be on the first morning trains.A slight hitch came as Paddington, a major hub on the route, was evacuated due to a fire alarm at 08:30 BST. London Fire Brigade (LFB) gave the all clear about 30 minutes later. LFB said the alarm had been set off accidentally.Amid a celebratory atmosphere, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he felt like "the little boy before Christmas" as he boarded a train at Paddington.The Elizabeth line links Reading to the west with Essex to the east, via central London.A Transport for London (TfL) spokesman said...
May 24, 2022

Passengers relish chance to ride new Elizabeth line service

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fresh questions after photos showing the prime minister drinking at an event during a COVID-19 lockdown were published.
Boris Johnson facing questions after 'lockdown' photos emerge
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fresh questions after photos showing the prime minister drinking at an event during a COVID-19 lockdown were published.The pictures, released by ITV News, are believed to show the prime minister at a leaving party on Nov. 13, 2020.The BBC has been told that at least one person who attended the event was fined, but the PM was not. The Metropolitan Police are facing calls to explain why Johnson did not receive a fine.A government source told BBC News the photos may have been taken by the official No 10 photographer and proved Johnson was there in a work capacity.The police investigated two events in Downing Street on Nov. 13. Asked in Parliament by a Labour MP whether a party had taken place on that date, Johnson said "no",...
May 24, 2022

Boris Johnson facing questions after 'lockdown' photos emerge

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