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Russia-Ukraine war: UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol

he mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city's last stronghold is dire, and citizens are begging to get saved

Ukraine forces retake village near Kharkiv after a month from Russia

Almost half the village has escaped on buses, in shrapnel-ridden cars or on foot after fierce battles saw Russian troops pushed back and Ukrainian forces take full control of the village: Official

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to peg the ruble to gold

However, the governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, told reporters the idea was "not being discussed in any way"

Ukraine says Russia taking 'colossal losses' in eastern battle

The body of a journalist from U.S.-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty was found in rubble in the Ukrainian capital, killed in a Russian missile attack during a visit by the U.N. secretary-general

Russian evolution

Three books offer a succinct picture of Putin's Russia and its problematic relationship with Ukraine

Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskyy to be at G20 meet, says Indonesia

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to attend the G20 summit to be held in Bali in November.

Ukraine slams Russia's attack on Kyiv amid new Mariupol rescue effort

Ukraine's leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by UN chief, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality

Erdogan, Putin discuss swap of Russian, US prisoners in Turkey over phone

According to a brief statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin in the phone call thanked the Turkish President for prisoners swap at the Ankara airport

US President Biden requests $33bn from Congress in aid to Ukraine

Of the $33-billion sum, according to a fact sheet by the White House, $20.4 billion will be military and security assistance to Kiev

UN to vote on replacing Russia from Human Rights Council on May 11

Since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost its spot on multiple U.N. bodies, including the executive boards of UN Women and the U.N. children's agency UNICEF

US says Russia plans fake independence votes in seized Ukraine territory

Washington has said it hopes Ukrainian forces can not only repel Russia's assault on the east but also weaken its military so that it can no longer menace neighbours

Ukraine says Russia's military offensive in east picks up momentum

Ukraine said that Russia's offensive in the east picked up momentum, with several towns coming under intense attack as Moscow's forces attempt to surround Ukrainian troops.

No agreement yet on meeting between Putin, Zelensky: Ukraine official

Consultations at the level of working subgroups, which are preparing the positions of the parties in legal terms, are underway, said Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak

Russian cyber attacks aimed at collecting data from Ukraine: Dossiers

The hacks, paired with prewar data theft, likely armed Russia with extensive details on much of Ukraine's population, cybersecurity and military intelligence analysts say

India developed ties with Russia as US couldn't do it earlier: Blinken

In the case of India, there is a relationship that goes back decades. And Russia, for India, was out of necessity a partner of choice when we were not in a position to be a partner: Antony Blinken

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow to hold informal UNSC meeting on May 6

'If you want to learn the truth about real situation with the ground, come to our aria-formula meeting on May 6, we plan to give the floor to some independent voices working on the front line'

Russia's takeover of Mariupol triggers dialogue with UN chief over Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Kyiv should take "political responsibility" for the Ukrainian servicemen and "militants" blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol

Putin agrees to involvement of UN, ICRC in Azovstal civilian evacuation: UN

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to the involvement of the United Nations and the Red Cross (ICRC) in the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal plant in Ukraine.

Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked nuclear accident: IAEA chief Grossi

Russian troops moved into the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in February on their way toward the Ukrainian capital

Russia hopes for peaceful settlement with Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Speaking at a Kremlin meeting with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Putin noted that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators made what he described as a 'serious breakthrough' in their talks