Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war

‘Reported chemical attack deeply concerning’

The US and Britain say they are looking into reports that chemical weapons have been used by Russian forces in attacking the Ukrainian port of Mariupol. Ukraine’s Azov regiment said three soldiers were injured by “a poisonous substance” in an...

‘We’re ready for Russian onslaught’

The sound of Russian artillery grew louder to a Ukrainian frontline position in Luhansk. The rumble of shelling interspersed with the occasional burst of small arms fire within 500 metres of the Russian positions. This may be a conflict in...

Russian troops shoot civilians, hold others captive

Clear evidence of Russian troops rounding up Ukrainian civilians and using them as human shields has been found by the BBC. In multiple interviews in Obukhovychi, villagers say they were taken from their homes at gunpoint and held in a...

Family of 3 found in shallow grave near Bucha

Russian forces have killed a village head, her husband and her son, Ukrainian officials say. This – and the discovery of the bodies of five men dressed in civilian clothes – has added to growing evidence of atrocities on the...

Russia, Ukraine continue efforts to ease tensions, defend interests

Moscow and Kiev have conducted several rounds of peace talks with the aim of searching for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, which has intensified over the past month. The outcomes of these talks, as delegations from...

Worst atrocities still to be found in Ukraine war

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned that the worst atrocities committed by Russian troops departing from the north of the country are yet to be discovered. He said the town of Borodyanka may have suffered more than others. Horrific images of...

‘Russian-Ukraine conflict poses new challenge to global food security’

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which comes at a time when economies worldwide are still grappling with the negative effects of COVID-19, poses a new challenge to global food security, an official with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...

Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is...

Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?

Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe. Once a pipeline welder from Anambra state, he dreamt of studying international relations – but he struggled with...

Doorstep threats, abuse hit anti-war Russians

Russian activists and journalists speaking out against their country’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine have had their homes vandalised by unknown pro-Kremlin figures. Apartment doors have been daubed with threatening graffiti, labelling the people inside "traitors”, with messages featuring...
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