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Ukraine has welcomed the US government's approval to transfer F-16 fighter jets from Netherlands and Denmark to the war-torn nation, giving a fresh impetus to Kyiv in the ongoing war against Russia. more
Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official

New York: The ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are resulting in a surge in humanitarian needs, the top UN humanitarian official for the country said on Monday, urging ...

Moscow: Russia detains Putin critic Igor Girkin

Pro-war blogger and hardline critic of President Vladimir Putin, Igor Girkin, who earlier criticised Russia's military strategy in Ukraine, has been remanded in custody by a court in ...

‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark

New York: The UN deplored the horrendous civilian cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which reached the 500-day mark on Friday.

Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement

The Secretary-General on Tuesday said he was disappointed by the “slowing pace of inspections” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative – the grain and fertilizer deal ...

Ukraine issue: UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war

New York: The UN chief told the Security Council on Friday that “we need peace” in Ukraine, calling for urgent action on multiple fronts.

UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to Ukraine’s war-ravaged east

New York: Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported on Friday.

Ukraine war: Path of further escalation ‘must be reversed’, Security Council hears

New York: Russia’s military escalation in Ukraine will lead to more suffering worldwide and must be reversed, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Friday, adding that furt ...

War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals

Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflic ...

Biden denounces Russia’s ‘shameless violation’ of UN Charter, urges world to stand with Ukraine

New York: Strongly denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden warned United Nations Member States on Wednesday that “if a nation can pursue imp ...