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Why did Ryanair turn away Ukrainian family escaping Kyiv?

A family fleeing war in Ukraine were faced with questioning from Ryanair staff while trying to board a plane to the UK.

14/04/2022

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Ukrainian graffiti artists thumb their nose at war in Odesa

Painted on a wall in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, a blue cat grins triumphantly as it tramples on a pile of smouldering Russian planes.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

WHO chief uses Ukraine war to question racial equality

"I don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

'We know this history': Polish and Baltic leaders in show of support

"We know this history. We know what Russian occupation means," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.

14/04/2022

Ukraine

Jewel of Russia's fleet sinks after possible missile hit

The flagship, Moskva, was allegedly struck with at least two rockets, Odesa authorities claim. The Kremlin said it sustained damage after a fire broke out.

14/04/2022

Europe Decoded

Pro-Kremlin propaganda still rife on TikTok despite ban, new report shows

A study has revealed that Russian users were exposed to pro-war propaganda on TikTok, despite a ban on uploading content.

13/04/2022

Europe News

Ukrainians forced into basement faced death and deprivation

Ukrainians forced into a basement at gunpoint by Russian soldiers have recalled torturous weeks of humiliation, deprivation and death.

13/04/2022

Croatia

Crashed drone in Croatia contained 'explosives', say investigators

The aircraft is believed to have flown from the Ukrainian war zone across three countries before crashing in Croatia.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Mariupol's mayor claims Russian chemical attack on city's outskirts

Vadym Boichenko said the attack occurred on Monday, 11 April.

13/04/2022

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French President Macron avoids accusing Putin of genocide

"I am very careful with some terms [genocide] these days," French President Emmanuel Macron said during an interview with France 2 broadcasted on Wednesday. "I`'m not sure the escalation of words is helping the cause right now."

13/04/2022

World News

Amid war in Ukraine, work resumes on Poland-Norway gas pipeline

Construction was suspended last May due to an issue with an environmental permit, but barely a week after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, work was allowed to resume.

13/04/2022

Finland

Finland to make NATO membership decision in 'weeks rather than months'

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Russia's invasion of Ukraine had "changed everything".

13/04/2022

My Europe Series

Europe’s army of Elves fights real-world Russian disinformation

Self-organised and nonfunded, groups of volunteers from the Baltics to Central Europe took on the task of combatting the Kremlin propaganda machine. Now, the war in Ukraine has them doubling their efforts.

13/04/2022

Russia

'Russia had no other choice': Putin vows to win the war in Ukraine

Despite Western accusations of war crimes potentially amounting to genocide, the Russian president promised to continue with what the Kremlin calls a "special operation" until its full completion.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Biden accuses Putin of 'genocide', wanting to 'wipe out' Ukrainians

Biden added that it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide but said, “it sure seems that way to me”.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Mariupol mayor accuses Russia of chemical agent attack

World leaders have pledged military aid and support for Ukraine. Earlier, Mariupol's mayor accused Russia of using a chemical agent on the outskirts of the city.

13/04/2022

Ukraine

'I don't want to live': Woman says Russian troops raped her in Kherson

Rape is considered a war crime and a breach of international humanitarian law.

12/04/2022

Ukraine

Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainian children displaced by war, says UN

Out of the displaced children, 2.8 million have stayed in Ukraine and two million more are sheltering in other countries.

12/04/2022

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Ukrainian demolition team detonates landmines in Kharkiv

Suspilne News recorded the demolition team detonating two mines placed in the Industrial District of Kharkiv on April, 11. They said the mines were planted by Russian forces at 1 am on April 11 and they can be triggered to explode by a timer.

12/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Putin says Russia will press on with military action

Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.

12/04/2022