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

Russia's defence ministry says its troops have now captured the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. If the city has fallen, it would make it the largest in Ukraine to be captured by Russian forces so far. Overnight we reported that Russian troops had been seen on the city's

The United States has ruled out enforcing a “no-fly zone”  on Russian aircraft over Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western nations to consider such a measure to stop any further bombardment by Russia. In a video address, Zelenskyy said

More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the head of the region wrote on Telegram. Below are the major developments: A huge convoy of Russian armour, about 40 miles long, is advancing

Talks between Ukraine and Russia have started at the Belarussian border, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters via text message on Monday. Earlier the Ukrainian president’s office said Ukraine’s goal for the talks was an immediate ceasefire and the

With a three-mile-long convoy of Russian military vehicles pressing down on Ukraine’s capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed little hope that negotiations planned for Monday morning would bring an end to the conflict, which has killed more than 350 civilians

Delhi is set to lift all coronavirus curbs from Monday amid a drop in daily infections in the national capital. The government, however, stressed that "Covid-appropriate behaviour" including wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing, and hand hygiene have to be followed

Russian missiles hit an oil depot in Vasylkiv, its mayor said, prompting fears of toxic fumes. Air raid sirens in Kyiv sounded shortly before midnight local time (2200g) warning of incoming missiles. Residents of the Ukrainian capital are taking cover underground, with a curfew in

The Polish government says 100,000 people have crossed the border into Poland from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on Thursday. “From the onset of warfare in Ukraine through today, along the entire border with Ukraine, 100,000 people have crossed the border from

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal and is ready to negotiate peace and a ceasefire, Zelensky’s press secretary Sergey Nikiforov said on Saturday. "I have to refute allegations that we have refused to have

The Kyiv government says fighting has broken out on the streets of Ukraine's capital. The news comes hours after President Zelensky said Russians would storm the city. Explosions are reported across some parts of Kyiv early on Saturday as Russian forces close in on the city.

The sound of explosions on the edge of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and air sirens set off by a full-scale Russian invasion of the country have prompted the city residents to panic and flee for safety. On Thursday morning, long queues of cars formed from the city centre towards various

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea Wednesday to Vladimir Putin to stop -- “in the name of humanity” -- the Russian military assault on Ukraine. Speaking after an emergency Security Council session, which coincided with the Russian