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Air raid sirens go off in Kyiv as Russia attacks Ukraine

Air raid sirens go off in Kyiv as Russia attacks Ukraine

24 February 2022

Ukraine

Russia 'nearly 100% ready' to invade Ukraine, says Pentagon official

The warning comes as the region braces for further confrontation after Vladimir Putin received authorisation to use military force outside his country and the West responded with sanctions.

23 February 2022

Belarus

Belarus-Russia joint drills to continue amid 'Ukraine border tensions'

It means that Russian troops will remain in Belarus, despite Moscow's promise that they would leave the country after the exercises which were due to end on Sunday.

20 February 2022

Ukraine

Kremlin says 'premature' to discuss Putin-Biden summit over Ukraine

The White House said that the meeting, brokered by France's Emmanuel Macron, would only proceed as long as Russia holds off on launching an assault in Ukraine.

20 February 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine separatists mobilise troops amid Russia invasion fears

Clashes have intensified and separatists have been evacuating civilians from eastern Ukraine, amid fears in the West that Moscow might use the strife as a pretext to invade.

19 February 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zelenskyy demands 'end to appeasement' of Russia from West

Ukraine's president called for an 'end to appeasement' at the Munich Security Conference, as Western leaders said Russia would face severe consequences should it invade its neighbour.

19 February 2022

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Ukrainians deploy giant national flag to mark 'Unity Day'

Ukrainians deploy giant national flag to mark 'Unity Day'

16 February 2022

Ukraine

Majorities across EU 'think Russia will invade Ukraine', reveals poll

A majority of people in six out of seven EU countries surveyed thought a Russian invasion of Ukraine would happen in 2022.

9 February 2022

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Ukraine demo calls for de-escalation of tension

Demonstrators formed a human chain in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday for the annual Unity Day, which marks the anniversary of the country's unification

22 January 2022

Nature

Which country is struggling to contain a toad invasion?

These large and highly toxic amphibians have taken over the town of Chaotun.

6 December 2021

Nature

A race against time: The giant weeds taking over Lake Ossa in Cameroon

6000 Salvinia weevils are being cultivated in Cameroon to control fast-spreading aquatic weeds engulfing the country’s coastal waters.

11 May 2021

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Desert locusts wreak havoc in Uganda in worst infestation in 70 years

A one-kilometre-square swarm of locusts can eat the same amount of food as 35,000 people.

19 February 2020