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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

March 11 – Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed, and Britain said Moscow could now be planning an assault on the city within days. read more FIGHTING * Ukrainian local officials reported more Russian strikes, including a psychiatric hospital […]

India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, March 11 – India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan this week because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, giving its version of events after longtime foe Pakistan warned the incident could have “unpleasant consequences”. “On 9 March 2022, in the […]

Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east for the first time as a huge armored column long stalled outside Kyiv was on the move again, fanning out into nearby forests and […]

US misjudged Ukraine’s will to fight Russia, officials admit

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials admitted Thursday that they underestimated Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, a mistake for intelligence agencies that have otherwise been lauded for accurately predicting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intention to launch a war. “My view was that, based on a variety […]

China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs

BANGKOK — As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine. The U.S. has been quick to refute Russia’s conspiracy theory, and the United Nations has […]

Ukraine says Russia snubs plea for humanitarian access to besieged civilians

Summary Companies Russian invasion enters third week Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide Russia bombs children’s hospital, city council says Russia says building no longer used as hospital Russia’s foreign minister arrives in Turkey for talks LVIV, Ukraine/ANTALYA, Turkey, March 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday Moscow had […]

White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration publicly warned Wednesday that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims of illegal chemical weapons development in the country it has invaded. This week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova — without […]

US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia

WARSAW, Poland — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, citing the “atrocities” of bombing civilians, including a maternity hospital. Speaking alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference in Warsaw, where she […]

Attack on Ukrainian hospital draws outrage as talks stall

MARIUPOL, Ukraine — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress in stopping the fighting. Emergency workers renewed efforts […]

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

March 9 – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only limited signs of progress in providing escape routes for hundreds of thousands trapped without basic supplies. read more CORRIDORS * Both Russia and Ukraine said they would […]

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