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Ukrainian servicemen sit in a bus after leaving Mariupols besieged Azovstal steel plant, near a penal colony, in Olyonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk Peoples Republic, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol

Mariupol's capture at this point is of mostly symbolic importance, since the city was already effectively under Moscow's...

21 May 2022 6:15 AM GMT

Swedens Minister of Foregn Affairs Ann Linde signs Swedens application for NATO membership at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 17, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Sweden signs NATO request, Finland formally endorses move

Finland's Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country's government to join NATO

17 May 2022 7:42 PM GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Sweden, Finland NATO bid no threat to Russia but may 'trigger...

Finland announced its intention to join NATO on Sunday as Sweden's ruling party said it backed membership

16 May 2022 6:54 PM GMT

Ukrainian serviceman walks past a blown Russian APC near Kutuzivka, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP/Mstyslav Chernov)

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

Ukraine can win this war. Ukrainians are bravely defending their homeland, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said

16 May 2022 5:22 AM GMT

An available illustration of Devasahayam Pillai. (Twitter)

Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by...

A miracle attributed to Devasahayam was recognised by Pope Francis in 2014, clearing the path to his canonisation in...

15 May 2022 7:05 PM GMT

Russian army Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since Moscows invasion. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian

In the first war crimes case brought to trial, Shyshimarin could get life in prison if convicted of shooting a...

14 May 2022 5:26 AM GMT

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol during shelling, in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk Peoples Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP /Alexei Alexandrov)

Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill

Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday

8 May 2022 5:00 AM GMT

People walk past the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine, following a March 16, 2022, bombing of the theater, which was used as a shelter, in an area now controlled by Russian forces on Monday, April 4. (AP/Alexei Alexandrov, File)

Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia of resorting to the missile terrorism tactics in order to spread...

5 May 2022 5:03 AM GMT

People arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP/Francisco Seco)

TASS: more than 1 million Ukrainians taken to Russia

Civilians were evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous regions of Donetsk, Lugansk and other...

3 May 2022 6:49 AM GMT

Civil evacuees sit in a bus in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Bezimenne, about 20 kilometres east of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the successful operation and said more evacuations were expected Monday

2 May 2022 7:42 AM GMT

A destroyed tank and a damaged apartment building from heavy fighting are seen in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia cuts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, West vows arms for Kyiv

Two months into the fighting, Western arms have helped Ukraine stall Russia's invasion, but Kyiv leaders said they need...

27 April 2022 7:51 AM GMT

Russian tanks roll along a street in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia

In meetings with Zelenskyy U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had approved a $165 million sale of...

25 April 2022 7:49 AM GMT