French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency
Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time. ...
Ukraine war: Disbelief and horror after Krematorsk train station attack
More than 50 people were killed and many more wounded in a missile strike on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Friday. One day later, people are attempting to pick up the pieces from the deadly attack. ...
Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory
Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling. ...
Biden: Direct conflict between NATO and Russia would be 'World War III'
President Biden on Friday stressed that the U.S. and NATO allies would not fight Russia in Ukraine, describing such a scenario as "World War III." ...
Ukraine war: Putin seeks foreign volunteers to fight in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to be able to fight against Ukrainian forces. ...
Ukraine: Angry Zelensky vows to punish Russian atrocities
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said everyone who commits atrocities against Ukraine's civilians will be punished. ...
Ukraine conflict: Nigeria condemns treatment of Africans
Nigeria's government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countries, have been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. ...
UK PM Johnson joins world leaders in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble the Russian economy after the Kremlin launched an all-out invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Thursday. ...
Ukraine conflict: Russian forces invade after Putin TV declaration
Russian forces have launched a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine, crossing its borders and bombing targets near big cities. ...
US warns a Russian invasion could displace 5 million
The US tells the UN General Assembly that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could displace as many as five million people. ...
Ukraine crisis: Russia orders troops into rebel-held regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. ...
Ukraine crisis: Criss-crossing the country with Zelensky
"Move quickly, but watch where you put your feet," the soldier instructed as we pulled in behind a wall a few hundred metres from the frontline. ...
Shelling by Russian-backed separatists hits school in east Ukraine
Tensions in the east of Ukraine have risen dramatically after Russian-backed separatists opened fire across the line of control with Ukrainian forces, hitting a nursery school and injuring three people. ...
Ukraine-Russia tensions: Russia pulls some troops back from border
Russia says it is pulling back some of its troops from near Ukraine after a build-up raised fears of an invasion. ...
Ukraine tensions: Russia invasion could begin any day, US warns
Russia could invade Ukraine "at any time" and American citizens should leave immediately, the US has warned. ...
Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now
US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately due to increased threats of Russian military action. ...
Ukraine tensions: Russia sees room for diplomacy
Russia's EU ambassador has said his country still believes diplomacy can help de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine. ...
Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial days ahead after Putin summit
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the coming days will be crucial to de-escalating the Ukraine standoff, after a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin. ...
Freedom Convoy: Ottawa declares emergency over trucker Covid rules protests
The mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of truckers' protests against Covid restrictions. ...
Crowds of demonstrators join rallies across Canada as Covid-19 trucker protests spread
From the western province of Alberta, moving east to Quebec City, and in cities and towns in between, thousands of Canadians have hit the streets in trucks, tractors, cars and on foot to protest the nation's Covid-19 restrictions. ...