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Russian forces break through second-largest city’s defences after strikes ignite oil facility near Kyiv.

Anti-refugee governments in Poland and Hungary take decidedly different tone after Russian invasion.

International diplomatic response criticised as 'weak' and 'ineffective'.

Former President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow may respond to sanctions by freezing personal assets.

Berlin to supply 1,000 anti-tank weapons in U-turn from its policy of banning weapon exports to conflict zones.

Nearly 120,000 people have fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighbouring countries, the UN has said.

Throughout his long political career, the Russian president has been accused of countless atrocities.

Universities reopen six months after Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have returned to classrooms.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians escaping the war by crossing borders to the west in search of safety.

Kadyrov says Chechen units had so far suffered no losses and Russian forces took large Ukrainian cities including Kyiv.

The seizing of the "Baltic Leader" is of the first visible displays of the West enforcing sanctions on Moscow.

The Somali parliamentary elections, which were due to hold on February 25, have been moved yet again.

Moscow is closing its airspace following a decision by a number of European countries to ban Russian flights.

Mali’s Foreign Minister discusses tensions with France.

As the Russian offensive enters its third day we take a look at the key events during the day.

Russia is like a robber who has broken into our home and destroyed everything, writes a resident of eastern Ukraine.

Despite assurances from Romania's leadership, many in the Eastern European nation fear wider Russian attacks.

Journalists labelled ‘foreign agents’, outlets told they will be blocked unless they remove ‘unreliable information'.

Nine reception centres have been set up along border in Poland, which already has community of 1.5 million Ukrainians.

Poland will not play a Qatar 2022 playoff on March 24 in Moscow after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Argentina reached an initial agreement with the IMF to refinance more than $40bn in debt.

At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion.

News of Ukraine invasion floods the airwaves - we look at media narratives, myths and Putin’s push to rewrite history.

Clashes follow strikes on bridges, schools and apartment buildings, as Russian forces mount an assault on Kyiv.

Apartment building comes under attack in Ukraine's capital on third day of Russia's invasion.

Roughly 70,000 indigenous people are facing eviction from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Move comes hours after Moscow said it was limiting access to Facebook amid fact-checking row and invasion of Ukraine.

President urges Ukrainians not to believe in 'fakes' about army's surrender as Russian troops storm towards capital.

Reports of artillery blasts in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warns of impending Russian assault on the capital.

Ukraine envoy also accuses Russia of violating rules by continuing as UNSC president during votes concerning Moscow.

New US coronavirus masking policy is broken down into three risk categories based on hospital capacity and cases.

Ukraine's president urges residents to take up arms, as heavy fighting rages around the capital.

Russian forces bomb Kyiv as EU leaders announce sanctions against President Putin and his foreign minister.

US social media giant says it refused to comply with Russian order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels.

Ukrainian communities in the US and Canada are organising demonstrations, fundraisers after Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Tit-for-tat bans of airspace and landing privileges complicate global air travel.

Biden administration to impose sanctions on Russian president, foreign minister and members of national security team.

NATO chief Stoltenberg says alliance is also beefing up arms support to Kyiv and reinforcing defences on allied areas.

Stricken nuclear facility was captured by Russian forces on Thursday after the invasion of Ukraine.

Are accusations of antisemitism being used to silence support for Palestinian rights?

'We are fighting on the defensive against an offensive from Russia for our right to exist and to live.'

President Zelenskyy calls for more support as Russian invasion intensifies.

Syrian leader tells President Putin assault on Ukraine is justified, aimed at 'restoring' post-Cold-War balance.

Chinese president says 'China supports Russia and Ukraine to resolve the issue through negotiation.'

The EU foreign ministers to formally approve the sanctions, described as the harshest ever imposed by the bloc.

Rights groups call on President Joe Biden's administration to shield Ukrainians in US amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.

The head of the UN refugee agency says more than 50,000 people have fled Ukraine as Russian forces advance on Kyiv.

We also suffer from Russia's senseless war in Ukraine; we are also victims of its increasingly totalitarian regime.

US, EU, and UK are among those imposing sanctions on Russia after its attack on Ukraine.

Military operation 'forcefully dismantles' FARC dissident structure, Colombian defence minister says.