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War crimes investigators meet in The Hague over Russia-Ukraine war

Officials from Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland will discuss early findings with the International Criminal Court's lead prosecutor as thousands of potential war crimes cases are being pursued in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities: Most of Sievierodonetsk under Russian control

Governor of the Luhansk region Sergei Haidai said that all critical infrastructure in the key city in eastern Ukraine has been completely destroyed while evacuation of civilians is impossible due to fierce fighting.

Ukraine

Sievierodonetsk ceasefire broken, French journalist killed

A French journalist was killed near Severodonetsk in Ukraine after the vehicle he was in came under fire, according to Luhansk’s regional governor Serhiy Haidai. The journalist was not named.

Serbia

Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin

The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June.

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France

'Food for the soul': Pyrizhky, or pirozhki, help heal cultural divides

There is a bar in Paris, where the Ukranian and Russian food is united, just like the people who work and eat there. Our correspondent Galina Polonskaya went to visit this unique place.

World News

Ukrainian farmers risk their lives as war continues amid sowing season

As shelling continues in eastern Ukraine, farmers are planting seeds with the hope that their next harvest will be done in peace.

Russia

Russia tests hypersonic Zircon missile in display of military tech

Zircon, which can purportedly fly at Mach 9 or nine times the speed of sound, is intended for the navy and could be used against enemy ships and ground targets.

Ukraine

Ukraine claims it destroyed one-third of Russia's modern tanks

The toll on its armoured units forced the Kremlin to bring in T-62 tanks, a six-decades old Soviet-era technology, Interior Ministry advisor Viktor Andrusiv said in an interview.

Europe News

Draghi's 2nd phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort for dialogue

Draghi's phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort to encourage dialogue and avoid a humanitarian crisis, reports Euronews' Giorgia Orlandi.

Ukraine

Ukraine fears repeat of Mariupol horrors as Donbas offensive increases

Ukrainian officials renewed their appeals for more sophisticated Western-supplied weaponry. Without it, they said, Ukrainian forces wouldn’t be able to stop Russia’s offensive.

Ukraine

Ukraine: 9 dead in Kharkiv, as Donbas fighting at 'maximum intensity'

Russian forces intensify their assault on eastern Ukraine as military commander says "we are fighting for every inch of the front line, for every village."

United Kingdom

Sale of Chelsea Football Club gets the green light from UK government

A £4.25bn sale of the club owned by now-sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich can go ahead, with the proceeds to go to humanitarian causes in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukraine war in 'most active phase of full-scale Russian aggression'

The battles currently being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the whole country's fate, a Ukrainian defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

Ukraine

Three months on, Russia's war in Ukraine has no end in sight

Many thought it would be over in just days. A quick offensive, a government on the run, and victory declared. Instead, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has lasted three months and counting, and with no end in sight.

Ukraine

Russia must not cause 'starvation of millions', says EU chief

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accuses Moscow of responsibility for the food crisis by "knowingly" blocking Ukraine's ports, and urges dialogue.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russian diplomat resigns over war, saying he's 'ashamed'

A veteran Russian diplomat in Geneva resigned on Monday over the war in Ukraine. "I, as a Russian diplomat, can no longer be associated" with Putin's war, Boris Bondarev said.

Ukraine

Ukraine extends martial law, general mobilisation until August

The Ukrainian government has extended both until 23 August, with the parliament voting to support the presidential decree with an absolute majority.

Finland

Russia cuts gas supplies to Finland for 'refusing to pay in roubles'

The cutoff is not expected to have any major immediate effect and there would be no disruption to customers, Finnish authorities said.

Ukraine

Russia claims victory in Mariupol as last Azovstal fighters surrender

Russian authorities claim that 2,439 Ukrainian fighters surrendered in Azovstal by Friday, ending the siege of the southern seaport's steel mill.

Ukraine

700,000 Ukrainians fighting across the country, Zelenskyy says

Meanwhile, Moscow claimed victory in Mariupol after months of siege and the destruction of over 90% of the southern port city.