World food prices hit record high in March; in Russia people now spending twice as much – UN agency
London, UKReuters World food prices jumped nearly 13 per cent in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the UN food agency said on Friday. Full shelves with fruits are pictured in a supermarket during the spread of the coronavirus disease […]
Ukraine and allies blame Russia for strike on station that killed over 50
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine and its allies blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed with women, children and the elderly fleeing the threat of a Russian offensive in the east. As regional authorities scrambled to continue evacuating the vulnerable, European Union leaders visited Kyiv to offer […]
Priest dies from stabbing on seaside promenade in Egypt
Cairo, EgyptAP A knife-wielding man mortally wounded a Coptic priest during an attack on the popular seaside promenade in Alexandria on Thursday evening, Egypt’s interior ministry said. The ministry said the priest died while being treated for his wounds. It said the suspected attacker had been arrested. The priest was identified by the Coptic Orthodox […]
Borodianka razed: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says situation ‘more dreadful’ than Bucha
Borodianka, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the situation in the town of Borodianka was “significantly more dreadful” than in nearby Bucha, where Russian forces’ suspected killing of civilians has been broadly condemned. In Borodianka, about 60 kilometres north-west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, families looking for relatives watched diggers search through […]
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Braving mined streets to reach Czech village, two Mariupol mums chart new life
Kramolin, Czech Republic Reuters Alisa Artiukh and Yuliia Boiko sheltered underground for two weeks in the decimated, besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol before braving the fighting to flee on foot when both food and hope for their young children’s future ran out. Carrying only water, cookies, clothes and a ukulele, the single mothers walked with […]
WHO says making contingency plans for possible “chemical assaults” in Ukraine
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization’s European head said on Thursday that the body was preparing for possible “chemical assaults” in Ukraine, in a sign it is taking warnings that have emerged from both the West and Moscow seriously. “Given the uncertainties of the current situation, there are no assurances that the war will not […]
Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo
The Hague, The Netherlands AP A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school created to assimilate Indigenous children in Canada won the prestigious World Press Photo award Thursday. The image was one of a series of the […]
Ukraine expects Russia to suspend hostilities during any papal trip – envoy
Rome, Italy Reuters Ukraine would expect Russia to suspend hostilities during an eventual papal visit to Kyiv, the Ukrainian ambassador to the Vatican told Reuters on Thursday. Ambassador Andriy Yurash spoke hours after he met Pope Francis and top Vatican officials to formally present his credentials. “We discussed many things on the agenda right now, […]