African Union Chief Announces Visits to Moscow, Kyiv
contact@hellonews.website Dakar, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall said Sunday he would travel to Russia and Ukraine soon on behalf of the African Union, whose presidency he currently holds. The trip…
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'A Long Journey': Volunteers From Belarus Fight for Ukraine
Warsaw — One is a restaurateur who fled Belarus when he learned he was about to be arrested for criticizing President Alexander Lukashenko. Another was given the choice of either…
Climate to Conflict, Davos' Post-COVID Return Has Full Plate
Davos, Switzerland — Davos — the hub of an elite annual gathering in the Swiss Alps — is back, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic kept its business…
Russia Claims Victory in Capture of Ukraine’s Mariupol
As Russia lays claim on the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Poland’s president makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine’s capital and addresses parliament in a show of support for…
Ukraine Buries Its Fallen Soldiers
Bezliudivka, Ukraine — A sea of Ukrainian flags marks the graves of the fallen at Kharkiv’s cemetery N°18. The cemetery, at Bezliudivka, on the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city, has…
UK Demands EU Action on Northern Ireland as US Lawmakers Visit
London — Britain has insisted it is up to the European Union to unblock political paralysis in Northern Ireland, after assuring a delegation from the U.S. Congress of its “cast-iron”…
Sense of Normality Returns to French Open
Paris — The first Grand Slam tournament without any COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic started in early 2020 kicked off under menacing skies at Roland Garros Sunday. The French Open…
Poland’s President to Speak to Ukraine’s Parliament
Poland’s president is scheduled to address Ukraine’s parliament Sunday. Andrzej Duda will be the first foreign head of state to speak to Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Wife of Swedish Citizen Threatened with Iran Execution Appeals to EU
Berlin, Germany — The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali accused of espionage and threatened with execution in Iran, on Saturday called on the European Union to secure her husband’s…
Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 22
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:02 a.m.: Al Jazeera reports that…
No Truce, Concessions, Ukraine Says, as Russia Focuses on Donbas
There will be no cease-fire or concessions to Russia, Ukraine’s lead negotiator said Saturday as Russia upped its assault on Luhansk, one of the two provinces that make up the…
Explainer: Who Were Mariupol's Last Defenders?
The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment…
Fugitive North Macedonian Ex-Premier Gets 9-year Sentence
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s fugitive former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has been handed a nine-year prison sentence for illegally ordering the 2011 demolition of a multimillion-dollar residential and…
Biden Supports Sweden's, Finland's Bids to Join NATO
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday enthusiastically welcomed Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join the NATO security alliance — moves that would enlarge the bloc to include two of Europe’s…
US Senate Overwhelmingly Approves More Ukraine Aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate completed congressional action Thursday on a new $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, overwhelmingly approving it and sending the measure to President Joe Biden for…