A meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Turkey has ended without an agreement reached on humanitarian corridors or a ceasefire. Kuleba said he raised the prospect of establishing a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the southern Turkish province of Antalya late Wednesday ahead of a face-to-face meeting set with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, the first high-level contact between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia invaded its neighbor two weeks ago.

A maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol has been hit by a Russian air strike, Ukraine says. President Volodymyr Zelensky said people were trapped under the wreckage, and called the attack a war crime. He also posted footage apparently from inside the

The United States has rejected Poland’s offer to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US airbase in Germany, saying the proposal raised “serious concerns” for the entire NATO alliance. Warsaw made the surprise offer on Tuesday amid repeated appeals from

Russia's special military operation is not aimed at overthrowing Ukraine’s current government or destroying its statehood but seeks to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR), demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, as well as eliminate military threats

The wife of Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has written an open letter, saying what has happened to her country is "impossible to believe". The letter, entitled 'I Testify' and addressed to the world's media, was released on encrypted messaging service

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in Ukraine – or FREE Ukraine – for $489 million.  The package approved by the Board consists of a

A top Russian diplomat has announced plans for another ceasefire in Ukraine, saying Moscow will open humanitarian corridors to let civilians in besieged Ukrainian cities evacuate in the direction of their choice. Vassily Nebenzia’s announcement at the United Nations Security

Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced that it was lifting all precautionary and preventive measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the state news agency reported. The decision was based on "the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of coronavirus, the competent health

Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent protest monitoring group. Thousands of protesters chanted “No to war!” and “Shame on you!”,

Russia has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine capital Kyiv, and the cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy to facilitate the evacuation of citizens. Humanitarian corridors would be formed to safely bring out those trapped in these cities, an operation announced after a personal request to

More than 1.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries since the war began on Feb. 24, the top UN refugee official said on Sunday. "More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighbouring countries in 10 days — the fastest growing

President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Ukrainians they have "withstood the blow" of Russia's invasion as he urged citizens to continue fighting. In an impassioned speech delivered from Kyiv on Saturday night, Mr Zelensky told the country that the time has come for them to

Officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan a day earlier claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. The assault killed 63 people and wounded nearly 200. IS said in a statement the lone suicide bomber was from neighboring

Mariupol is being evacuated as part of a temporary ceasefire. We spoke to Diana Berg, who fled the encircled city on Thursday. Here she describes her extraordinary experience of escaping a “horrifying, terrifying hell”. “As of yesterday morning, it was the third day

Ukraine's president has attacked Nato leaders in a fiery speech over their refusal to implement a no-fly zone around the country. Speaking from Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky said the West's reluctance to intervene has given Russia "a green light" to continue bombarding

Russia on Saturday declared a ceasefire in Ukraine from 06:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time Zone) to open humanitarian corridors for civilians, Russia's state media outlet Sputnik reported. "Today, on 5 March at 10 a.m. Moscow time, the Russian side declares a ceasefire and opens

Most of the world’s nations have voted in favour of a United Nations resolution demanding that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally” withdraw its military forces from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour. The

Russian forces have seized control of a key port city in southern Ukraine, the mayor says. Kherson is the first major city to be taken by Russia, after heavy fighting, since it invaded a week ago. Its mayor, Igor Kolykhaev, said Russian troops had forced their way into the city

At least one million people have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said, with one official warning that “at this rate” the exodus could become “the biggest refugee crisis this century”. Thursday’s tally from the UN