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Euroviews. As time runs out, those saving lives in Turkey and Syria need us

After last week's devastating earthquakes, it is more important than ever to support those who are there to stay long after the world loses interest, Save the Children's Global Humanitarian Director Gabriella Waaijman writes.

Ukraine

Fourteen people die in Ukraine helicopter crash

In Ukraine fourteen people including a child and the country's Interior Minister died when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten on the outskirts of Kyiv

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Watch: Little remains in Dnipro after deadly strike hits apartment building

Emergency crews in Dnipro continue to work at a wrecked multi-story residential building, the site of the worst casualties from a widespread Russian barrage Saturday.

World News

Ukraine's leader wants to visit UN on invasion anniversary

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to visit the United Nations to address a high-level meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Friday.

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Watch: Pakistani border town shelled by Taliban, killing six people

Residents from Chaman, in Pakistan's Balochistan province, have gathered at the border crossing after Afghanistan's Taliban forces opened fire on Sunday. Pakistan's military says six civilians were killed.

Ukraine

Plain-clothed Russian troops are occupying homes in Kherson, Kyiv says

Ukraine claims plain-clothed Russian troops are occupying houses in Kherson in preparation for close-quarters combat.

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Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure triggers power cuts

Russia has declared its intention to target Ukraine's power, water and other vital infrastructure in its latest phase of the war.

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11 unidentified civilians buried in Bucha after Russian occupation

Eleven bodies are buried in a cemetery in Bucha, where more than 400 other unidentified people are buried. "Most of them were shot dead. So it was neither an accident nor an explosion.

Ukraine

Defiant locals stand firm amid Russian onslaught in southern Ukraine

"We are confident and stubborn people and we are waiting for them (the Russians) to be kicked out. This is my house. I don’t want to give it to them."

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Convoy of civilians destroyed near Kharkiv

Several civilians have been killed in the Kharkiv region attempting to evacuate from a frontline village.

Tech News

A race against time to collect digital evidence of Ukraine war crimes

These groups are working to ensure that the graphic content flooding social media gets properly collected, verified and archived.

Ukraine

Odesa locals undergo military training to prepare for Russian attack

More than 3,000 people — almost half of them women — have taken the civilian defence course near the Black Sea port since the beginning of March.

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Russian bombardment turns frontline Kharkiv district into ghost town

After weeks of bombardment by Russian troops, the frontline Saltivka district of Kharkiv has become a ghost town.

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Russian strike hits residential building in Kyiv

Two people were killed on Monday as various neighbourhoods of the Ukraine capital Kyiv came under shelling and missile attacks, city officials said.

Ukraine

Petrol bombs and gun training as Ukrainians resist Russian invasion

A civil resistance is underway in Ukraine.

Green News

Meet the Italian man who's staying in Ukraine to rescue animals

The owner of an animal shelter in Ukraine speaks out about his experience during the Russian invasion.

Ukraine

Ukrainian army reservists train amid border tensions with Russia

Last summer, Ukraine's president established the reservist units to help defend the country in the event of a Russian invasion.

Ethiopia

Civilians massacred amid fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Many civilians, possibly hundreds, were stabbed to death in a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Amnesty International said.

Syria

These pictures reveal how desperate life is in northwest Syria

More than 900,000 people have been displaced by violence in northwest Syria in fewer than three months.

Syria

'Cruel beyond belief': UN demands escape route for civilians in Syria

The UN human rights office wants safe corridors for civilians trying to flee fighting in Syria's northwest and who 'no longer have anywhere to go'.