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Ukrainians pore over grisly aftermath of atrocities

ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine — Ukraine gathered its dead and collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv, as the two sides geared up Wednesday for what could be a climactic battle by Moscow’s forces to seize the country’s industrial east. As the U.S. and its Western […]

U.S. to send drones with anti-armor warhead to Ukraine- Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON, April 5 – The United States will send a variant of the Switchblade drone that has an anti-armor warhead to Ukraine as quickly as possible, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday. “The Switchblade 600 and 300 will move as quickly as they possibly can,” Austin […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells U.N. ‘accountability must be inevitable’

UNITED NATIONS, April 5 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused Russian troops of committing “the most terrible war crimes” since World War Two. Zelenskiy showed a short video of burned, bloodied and mutilated […]

Live updates | Zelenskyy to UN: Bring justice for war crimes

UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s president told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing invading troops of the worst atrocities since World War II. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, making his plea via video, cited reported atrocities against […]

Ukraine’s leader to brief top UN body on alleged massacres

BUCHA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president planned to address the U.N.’s most powerful body on Tuesday after even more grisly evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently withdrew from. Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow’s diplomats and proposed further sanctions as part of efforts to […]

Russia’s Lavrov: Biden’s comment on Putin shows some have issue with conscience

April 4 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that comments made by U.S. President Joe Biden about Vladimir Putin show some in the West have issues with their conscience. Biden on Monday accused Putin of war crimes and called for a trial, adding to the […]

In Ukrainian street, a corpse with hands bound and a bullet wound to the head

BUCHA, Ukraine, April 4 – A man lay sprawled by the roadside in the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Sunday, his hands tied behind his back and a bullet wound to his head, one of hundreds of local residents that officials say have been found dead in the […]

Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. He added that Putin “is a war criminal.” Biden’s comments to […]

Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets

BUCHA, Ukraine — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range. The images of battered bodies out […]

Sri Lanka’s president declares emergency amid protests

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency in the island nation Friday, a day after angry protesters demonstrated near his home demanding he resign and as plans were were made for a nationwide protest over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. President […]

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