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'I'm just 33 kilos': Frontline villages going hungry amid Ukraine war

Galina, 75, fought back tears as she described going without food during months of heavy fighting near her village in Ukraine.

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Humanitarian aid given out in recaptured Izium

In Izium, a Ukrainian city held by Russian forces for six months until its recapture in early September, the sound of artillery from a distant battle was nearly constant on Wednesday but residents were too focused on basic needs to heed it.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy calls for special tribunal to punish Russia for Ukraine war

"A crime has been committed against Ukraine and we demand just punishment," Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly.

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Ukraine: near Izyum, the war dead buried in a forest

Ukraine said Friday it had identified about 450 graves at a site near Izyum after retaking the strategic eastern town from the Russians.

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Kazakhstan

Pope Francis visits Kazakhstan, will not meet with Russia's patriarch

The leader of the Catholic Church was supposed to meet with Russian Orthodox Church's Patriarch Kirill, but the tete-a-tete will not take place after Kirill opted out of attending the conference.

Ukraine

Ukraine asks for long term commitment on reconstruction from EU

Ukraine needs long-term commitment from the EU and other allies for its eventual post-war reconstruction. That was the message from the country's Minister for Communities and Territories on a visit to Brussels.

World

Young people should get in touch with young migrants, says IOM chief

Whether it is to flee conflict, poverty, or persecution, millions are moving around the globe in unprecedented numbers, and the vast majority are young people. Find out more on Global Conversations with António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Health news

What climate scientists believe life will be like after a nuclear war

A full-scale nuclear war between the US and Russia could see more than 5 billion people around the world dying of hunger.

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Hundreds of Russian history enthusiasts re-enacting the Battle of the Ice.

Hundreds of Russian history enthusiasts re-enacting the Battle of the Ice, in Samolva, Russia.

Women Beyond Borders

Anelise Borges: Inside the life of an Emmy-nominated warzone reporter

Anelise Borges has been nominated for an International Emmy for her coverage of the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Food and Drink

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt withdraws from Russia

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has announced that it has decided to withdraw from the Russian market.

Culture news

'Das Boot' director Wolfgang Petersen dead at 81

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic 'Das Boot' propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career, has died.

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Russian shelling hits Kharkiv and Kostantynivka

Russian shelling hits furniture factory in Kharkiv and residential buildings in Kostantynivka.

Ukraine

Russian missile destroys school

Video made public by police Ukraine shows the moment an alleged Russian missile struck a school in Donetsk

Syria

Four children killed in deadly Russian airstrike in Syria

A human rights group says the airstrike was carried out by a Russian warplane following four other Russian airstrikes in a town further north.

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Strike sets fire to residential building in Kramatorsk, Ukraine

A strike in the heart of the residential area of Kramatorsk has set fire to a building and left one dead and six injured with at least one in serious condition, according to local authorities

World News

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov swaps his camera for a rifle

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has swapped his camera for a gun and says his country will prevail in the fight against Russia.

Europe News

Flood hit communities in Belgium still reeling one year on

Areas in the east of Belgium and in parts of Germany experienced some of the worst floods on record last July.

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Belgian consumers struggle as supermarket prices keep rising

Belgium's inflation rose to 10% in June, which makes it difficult for shoppers on a budget to fill their shopping carts when buying groceries.

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Scramble as last Miss. abortion clinic shuts doors

Mississippi's only abortion clinic has been buzzing with activity in the chaotic days since the U.S. Supreme Court upended abortion rights nationwide — a case that originated in this conservative Deep South state and with this bright-pink medical facility that is closing its doors Wednesday.

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