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Presidents from countries on Russia's doorstep visit Ukraine

Thursday, 14 April 2022, 05:59 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The presidents of four countries on Russia’s doorstep visited Ukraine on Wednesday and underscored their support for the embattled country, where they saw heavily damaged buildings and demanded...

UK's Johnson rejects calls to resign amid 'partygate' fine

Thursday, 14 April 2022, 05:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government's pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble his efforts to strengthen the...

Forced into a basement in Ukraine, residents began to die

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 15:46 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The Russian soldiers forced more than 300 villagers into a school basement. Then, during weeks of stress and deprivation, some began to die. Residents of Yahidne, a village 140 kilometres (87...

Live updates: Poland, Baltics presidents in Ukraine

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 05:40 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies are pushing ahead with sanctions aimed at forcing Vladimir Putin to spend Russia’s money propping up its economy rather than sustaining its...

Putin vows to press invasion until Russia's goals are met

Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 05:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal...

Johnson, Treasury chief to be fined over lockdown parties

Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 16:28 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said Tuesday that he and Treasure Chief Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at...

'It's not the end': The children who survived Bucha's horror

Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 14:53 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The coffin was made from pieces of a closet. In a darkened basement under a building shaking from the bombardment of war, there were few other options. Six-year-old Vlad watched as his mother was...

More than 10,000 civilians dead in Mariupol, mayor says

Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 07:05 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Six weeks of brutal Russian siege have left more than 10,000 civilians dead in the southern port city of Mariupol and corpses “carpeted through the streets,” the mayor of that cut-off city...

Live updates: Zelenskyy says next few days of war are crucial

Monday, 11 April 2022, 07:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Ukraine’s president warned his nation Sunday night that the coming week would be as crucial as any in the war. “Russian troops will move to even larger operations in the east of our...

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