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Ukraine pleads for air defence as Russia turns sights on Lysychansk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western leaders to step up weapons supplies to his country as Russian forces fought to ...In Gaddafi’s hometown, little hope for Libya’s future
The people living in the ruins of Sirte’s 600 Block district have waited years for help removing rubble and rebuilding ...Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the ...Russian missiles shake Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe
Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, a day after a key eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces ...U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to ...Ecuador opposition lawmakers push to remove president after protests
A group of opposition lawmakers in Ecuador are pushing for the removal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso after nearly two ...Ukrainian forces will have to leave Sievierodonetsk -governor
Ukrainian troops will “have to be withdrawn” from the mostly Russian-occupied battleground city of Severodonetsk, the Luhansk governor says, a ...Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them ...Attacks in Sudan’s Darfur bring new surge in people fleeing their homes
Violence in western Sudan this month alone has displaced more than 84,000 people, doubling the number of those driven from ...EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia’s invasion that ...