VIDEO: Zelensky believes 'tens of thousands' killed in Mariupol.
In a video address to South Korea's parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes "tens of thousands" of people in Mariupol have been killed. He asked lawmakers to provide military assistance
VIDEO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says democracies should "stand together" to face Russia during a joint press conference with Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who claims Europe buys more energy from Russia than India does
Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday toured the war-shattered Ukrainian town of Borodianka near Kyiv as rescue crews found more bodies under the rubble after Russia's occupation
Russian troops are aiming to take control of the city of Mariupol, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces try desperately to hold them back
@AFP photographer Alexander Nemenov joins a media trip organized by the Russian military to see soldiers on patrol in Volnovakha in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic
#BREAKING Six people found shot dead in basement outside Kyiv: Ukraine prosecutor
#UPDATE Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday that six people had been found shot dead in the basement of a building outside Kyiv, the latest discovery fuelling allegations of Russian atrocities
#BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky accuses Russian troops of 'hundreds of rapes'
#UPDATE Russian troops aimed to take control of the city of #Mariupol on Tuesday, part of a massive anticipated onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces tried desperately to hold them back ▶️ u.afp.com/w7Zt
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#BREAKING Romania's constitutional court orders recount of first round of presidential vote: statement
#UPDATE Romania's constitutional court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes cast in the first round of the presidential election, after a rival far-right contender filed a legal challenge ➡️ u.afp.com/597X
#BREAKING TikTok gave 'preferential treatment' to far-right candidate who won Romania election first round: presidency
#UPDATE A referendum on Moldova joining the EU passed with a razor-thin majority on Monday as pro-Brussels President Maia Sandu blamed the outcome on foreign meddling in a veiled reference to Russia, which denied the accusations ➡️ u.afp.com/5zL7
BREAKING France's high-speed train system disrupted by vandalism: operator
#UPDATE Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris #Olympics , France's high-speed rail network has been hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF says.
"This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network," SNCF told @AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted"
BREAKING The arson attacks on France's high-speed rail network were coordinated acts of "sabotage", a source close to the investigation tells @AFP
#BREAKING 104 police, 30 journalists among injured in Bangladesh clashes: TV
#UPDATE Protesters in Bangladesh set fire to several government buildings during a day of deadly nationwide clashes between students and riot officers, a police statement said.
"The miscreants have already torched, vandalised and carried out destructive activities," on the offices of state broadcaster BTV and the national disaster management agency along with "various" police and government buildings, said the statement, issued after a nationwide internet shutdown
Bangladesh wakes to torched government buildings, internet blackout.
This week's unrest has killed at least 39 people including 32 on Thursday, with the toll expected to rise further after reports of clashes in nearly half of the country's 64 districts
#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco