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The head of the Russia-backed separatist region in eastern Ukraine said that Ukrainian fighters from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol who were captured by Russian forces are being held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and will face “international tribunal” there.
Russian diplomat resigns, says he's never been so ashamed of his country
MOSCOW/KIEV — A veteran Russian diplomat in Geneva resigned on Monday over the war in Ukraine.A veteran Russian diplomat to the UN Office at Geneva said he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.Boris Bondarev, 41, confirmed his resignation in a letter delivered Monday morning after a diplomatic official passed on his English-language statement to the Associated Press.“For 20 years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on Feb. 24 of this year,” he wrote, alluding to the date of Russia’s invasion.The resignation amounts to a rare — if not...
May 24, 2022

Russian diplomat resigns, says he's never been so ashamed of his country

Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum, speaking in a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Monday. — courtesy World Economic Forum/Mattias Nutt
Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions against Russia, including oil embargo and full withdrawal of foreign firms
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a live video address to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, told participants how he wakes up every day to read the numbers of his people killed in the war in the last 24 hours.“Today,” he said, “We lost 87 people and the future of Ukraine will be without these 87 people.”His stark message was in response to the question, what is your dream for Ukraine?Zelenskyy was speaking at the opening session of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022. Nearly 2,500 leaders from politics, business, civil society and the media were welcomed by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, to the first in-person annual meeting for more than two years held under the theme, History at a...
May 23, 2022

Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions against Russia, including oil embargo and full withdrawal of foreign firms

Vadim Shishimarin in court.
Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin jailed for life over war crime
KYIV — A court in Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion.Captured soldier Sgt Vadim Shishimarin was convicted of killing Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, in the north-eastern village of Chupakhivka on 28 February.He admitted shooting Shelipov but said he had been acting on orders and asked forgiveness of his widow.Multiple other alleged war crimes are being investigated by Ukraine.Moscow has denied its troops targeted civilians during the invasion while Ukraine says more than 11,000 crimes may have occurred.This trial in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is being seen as Ukraine's chance to prove, beyond doubt, that a Russian soldier killed a civilian with no regard for the rules of war.Moscow said earlier on...
May 23, 2022

Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin jailed for life over war crime

Ukraine may be losing up to 100 lives a day in the east.
Russian assault on key Donbas city intensifies
KYIV — Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are intensifying attacks on a key city as they seek to seize the Donbas region.Severodonetsk, the largest city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province, has come under intense artillery and missile fire from Moscow's forces.On Sunday, local officials said Russian troops were repelled after trying to enter the city from four directions.It comes as the UN said the global number of displaced people has risen above 100 million for the first time.Officials said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has contributed to the grim milestone. More than 14 million people are thought to have fled their homes since the war began on 24 February.The UN's High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said the announcement should serve as a wake up call for...
May 23, 2022

Russian assault on key Donbas city intensifies

COVID-19 vaccinations are being administered at a hospital in Masaka, Uganda. — courtesy UNICEF/Kalungi Kabuye
COVID-19 is not over, Tedros warns World Health Assembly
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time to lower the guard.Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus delivered his message during the kick-off of the annual World Health Assembly–the decision-making body of WHO comprised of representatives of 194 countries.Noting that it was the first time since 2019 that the Assembly could take place in-person, he asked ministers where the world stood two years into the most severe health crisis in a century.“So, is COVID-19 over? No, it’s most certainly not over. I know that’s not the message you want to hear, and it’s definitely not the message I want to deliver,” he highlighted.He added that although in many...
May 22, 2022

COVID-19 is not over, Tedros warns World Health Assembly

A person uses the protection of the umbrella to ward of the heat after temperatures soared this weekend, reaching up to 15 degrees above average for the season, in Spain.
Spain endures record heatwave as May to become hottest month of the century
MADRID — Spain is feeling the heat after temperatures soared this weekend, reaching up to 15 degrees above average for the season.With some areas reaching a scorching 44ºC on Saturday, this unprecedented heatwave could make May the hottest month of the century.At least 13 regions were on alert due to heat, Spain’s State Meteorological Agency AEMET said, and the temperatures could provoke storms in five of them.“These will probably be among the warmest temperatures we’ve seen in May in the 21st century,” agency spokesman Rubén del Campo said.The mercury rose to 42.3 degrees Celsius on Friday afternoon in Andujar, in the southern Andalucia region, after reaching 39.5 degrees Thursday.Two of the region’s provincial capitals, Cordoba and Sevilla, also saw similar temperatures.The...
May 22, 2022

Spain endures record heatwave as May to become hottest month of the century

The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through
Zelenskyy: Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war
KIEV — The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through "diplomacy", President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Speaking on national TV, he suggested his country could be victorious against Russia on the battlefield.However, he added that the war could only come to a conclusive halt "at the negotiating table". Meanwhile, heavy fighting is taking place in and around Severodonetsk, as Russian forces step up efforts to seize the whole of the Luhansk region.The end of fighting in the southern port city of Mariupol has freed up Russian troops for redeployment elsewhere and allowed them to intensify their onslaught in the east.Local governor Serhiy Haidai said the Russians were "destroying" Severodonetsk as they gradually surrounded it.Writing on the messaging app...
May 21, 2022

Zelenskyy: Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war

Children frolick in a public fountain in Barcelona, Spain, as a heatwave sweeps the country. — courtesy Twitter
Spain heatwave brings record May temperatures
MADRID — Parts of Spain are experiencing their hottest May ever with temperatures of more than 40C in some places, according to the state weather agency, AEMET.The agency issued heat warnings in 10 regions for Saturday, saying it could be "one of the most intense" heatwaves in years.The city of Jaén in southern Spain recorded its highest ever May temperature of 40C on Friday.Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense.Spain's unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hot air coming from North Africa, causing temperatures to rise by up to 15C above average for this time of year.The worst-hit regions are Andalusia in the south, Extremadura in the south-east, Madrid and Castilla La Mancha in the center and Aragon in the north-east.Spain's...
May 21, 2022

Spain heatwave brings record May temperatures

Evacuated stand during the Trooping the Colour event. — courtesy Twitter
Injuries as part of stand collapses during the Trooping the Colour event
LONDON — Two people have been taken to hospital after part of a stand collapsed at a Trooping the Colour event at Horse Guards Parade in central London.A section of one stand is reported to have given way just before 11:00 BST. London Ambulance Service (LAS) said two patients were taken to a major trauma unit as a priority.The area has been evacuated by the Army and police so safety checks can be made.Eyewitnesses have described seeing a woman fall through the stand, although LAS could not confirm this nor the severity of the injuries that were sustained.Marcus Dell, who was at the event, said he heard screams."Everyone had stood for the national anthem and there was a bit of a commotion. The first we heard was that one of floorboards had broken and someone had fallen through and...
May 21, 2022

Injuries as part of stand collapses during the Trooping the Colour event

Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel factory surrender as Russia declares victory in Mariupol. — courtesy photo
Russia declares victory in Mariupol as last fighters in Azovstal steel mill surrender
MOSCOW/KIEV — Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol — the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance — and the city as a whole, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday.There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine.Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.As they surrendered, the troops were taken prisoner by the Russians, and at least some...
May 21, 2022

Russia declares victory in Mariupol as last fighters in Azovstal steel mill surrender

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