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WASHINGTON - Ukraine was ready to negotiate to end the war started by Russia's invasion more than two weeks ago, but...

Ukraine says Russia killed civilians in evacuation convoy, puts troop deaths at 1,300

LVIV, UKRAINE - Ukraine accused Russian forces on Saturday (March 12) of killing seven civilians in an attack on women...

Fined for writing ‘no to war’: Russia’s new Ukraine laws cast chill

LONDON - After almost eight hours sitting in a police station and court, Vera Kotova became one of the first people...

Fight till victory, says soldier’s widow as Ukraine military deaths rise

ZHOVKVA, Ukraine — Before he left for the front, Ukrainian military reservist Viktor Dudar hugged his wife Oksana and told her...

Asian nations shouldn’t focus on Ukraine war, says Russia’s envoy to Singapore

by Dewey Sim

March 12, 2022

The Russian envoy in Singapore has said Asian countries should focus on issues of "primary importance" such as Covid-19 recovery...

WHO advises Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

The World Health Organisation advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any...

Ukraine civilian deaths higher than military losses: Ukraine’s defence minister

LVIV - Russian forces invading Ukraine have killed more Ukrainian civilians than soldiers, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday...

Ukrainian couple evacuated from Chernobyl in 80s are now trapped by war

Halyna and Valeriy, a Ukrainian couple in their 60s, were evacuated from their home near the Chernobyl plant where they...

EU snubs Ukraine’s quest to join, braces for long stand-off with Russia

VERSAILLES, France — European Union leaders on Thursday (March 10) condemned the "unspeakable suffering" Russia was inflicting on Ukraine but...

Ukraine is model for Taiwan defence should China violate its ‘sovereignty’: US official