Canada will send up to one hundred and fifty troops on a humanitarian task to Poland to help its big inflow of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion in their us of a, protection minister Anita Anand introduced Thursday. With extra than half of of Ukraine’s over 4.7 million asylum seekers having long gone to neighboring … Read more
Ukraine’s border force said Tuesday that more than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the start of the war have returned to the country, including a growing number of women and children. Spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that currently 25,000 to 30,000 Ukrainians are returning each day. He said more women, children and elderly were among … Read more
On Monday, Croatia informed the Russian ambassador of a decrease in the number of diplomatic and administrative workers at the Russian Embassy. “Eighteen diplomats and six members of administrative staff (24 employees in total) at the Embassy of the Russian Federation have been asked to leave the Republic of Croatia,” the statement said. Croatia has … Read more
The Ukraine war continues to have an influence on the global economy, with the World Bank predicting that the war-torn country’s GDP will collapse by 45.1 percent in 2022. The Bank also issued a warning, predicting an even bleaker economic picture, considerably worse than the 10-35 percent drop predicted by the IMF last month. According … Read more
During a train ride from Poland to Kyiv on Saturday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson commended the tenacity of Ukrainian rail employees during the conflict with Russia. Oleksandr Shevchenko, a spokesman for Ukrainian railways, released a video of his presentation on Facebook on Sunday. The British leader responded, “I understand you are referred to as … Read more
Following Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s travel to Poland, twenty Ukrainians arrived in Tokyo on a government jet on Tuesday, as Japan cautiously welcomes those escaping Moscow’s incursion. While it has opened its doors to Ukrainians, it refers to them as “evacuees” rather than refugees. Japan generally takes only a few dozen refugees per year from … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from creating Miami Open history after defeating defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets to book a final date on Sunday with Norway’s Casper Ruud. The 18-year-old Spanish sensation brought the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium to their feet for the second night in succession following his dramatic quarter-final … Read more
Hungarians will vote in a general election on Sunday, following a tense campaign overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, with polls favouring incumbent nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. However, Orban’s Fidesz party will confront a united opposition alliance for the first time in its 12 years in power. According to Bulcsu Hunyadi, an analyst … Read more
The UN stated on Thursday that the refugee flight from Ukraine was a “major humanitarian disaster” that was worsening by the second, after another 40,000 people fled the nation in the previous 24 hours. Over the last week, the number of people streaming over western borders to escape Russia’s attack on Ukraine has stabilised at … Read more
WARSAW: Poland on Wednesday urged the EU to impose a tax on Russian energy imports and said it planned to end its own purchases this year, calling the dependence on Moscow a “stupidity”. The EU has so far avoided following the United States in banning Russian oil and gas, with Germany opposed as it relies heavily on … Read more
US President Joe Biden may have accidentally revealed that the US military is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden was trying to justify what he said while addressing US troops in Poland on Friday last week: “You’re going to see when you’re there, and some of you have been there, you’re gonna see — you’re … Read more
Maria Butina’s remarks will raise concerns among Western military advisers who have warned of Moscow staging a variety of false flag scenarios in order to spread Russia’s war. According to Russian news agencies, she believes NATO is concerned about Poland’s “aggressive independent actions.” “Remember, there was a campaign with fake maps, on which the Kaliningrad … Read more
GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday, with the flow continuing to slow. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 3,862,797 Ukrainians had fled the country — an increase of 41,748 from Sunday’s figures. Around 90 percent of them are women and children, it added. … Read more
Do you remember Amelia, the small Ukrainian girl whose singing video went viral? She performed the national anthem of her country at a benefit concert in Poland. Check out a new video. It’s not usual to see a video from Ukraine’s bomb shelters that simultaneously break your heart. The video of Amelia Anisovych and her … Read more
A juvenile immigrant escaping war-torn Ukraine who was reportedly gang raped by two men on board a German hotel ship has fled to Poland, claiming that she is not safe in Germany. While residing aboard the Oscar Wilde hotel ship in Düsseldorf, which is being used to house migrants fleeing Ukraine, the 18-year-old woman was … Read more
In the now-viral-video, a woman plays the piano in the Ukraine war-hit at the Lviv Train Station to “What A Wonderful World‘. Netizens are sobbing after watching it. Despair, wrath, and sadness. It’s mostly gloomy. That is how many people in Ukraine are currently experiencing it as they are forced to leave their childhood homes, … Read more
COLOMBO – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka surpassed 90,000 in February, seeing a 14-per cent increase from the previous month, official figures from the Tourism Ministry showed here. According to the ministry, 93,582 tourists arrived in February, leading to 175,909 tourists arriving in the country this year. Russia continued to be the leading source market … Read more
MEDYKA – After leaving Afghanistan a year ago, Ajmal Rahmani believed he had found a haven of peace in Ukraine. This week, he and his family had to flee again — this time to Poland to the sounds of Russian bombs. “I run from one war, come to another country and another war starts. Very … Read more
ABUJA – A first batch of more than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion were flown home on Friday. The group, most of whom were students, arrived shortly after 0630 GMT on a chartered flight from Romania’s capital Bucharest, one of the hubs from where African governments are scrambling to extract stranded … Read more
LASK, Poland – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “shattered peace in Europe” by invading Ukraine, adding that the Western defence alliance would defend “every inch of our territory”. He spoke during a visit to the Lask airbase in NATO member Poland, whose neighbour Ukraine has been fighting back against a Russian offensive … Read more
Warsaw – On a visit to Poland on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the West will maintain economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime indefinitely after it invaded Ukraine. “Vladimir Putin has also misjudged the West’s and the rest of the world’s solidarity and commitment,” he told reporters. “And we will maintain … Read more
The government has announced that a special PIA airplane will be sent to evacuate stranded Pakistani students from Ukraine. All options will be used to take out the Pakistani students from the war-hit country. Arrangements are being finalised in this regard. Read more: Russia wants to ‘free Ukraine from oppression? Meanwhile, PIA chief Air Marshal (retd) … Read more
BRUSSELS – Poland is “quite well prepared to welcome a lot of Ukrainians” fleeing a Russian offensive in their country, the EU’s home affairs commissioner said after talks on Tuesday with Poland’s deputy interior minister. EU commissioner Ylva Johansson spoke in Warsaw with Poland’s Bartosz Grodecki on his country’s plans and preparations to handle various scenarios that … Read more
WARSAW – Poland reported 30,586 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the highest number since the spring of last year. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said during a press conference that nearly 20 percent of new cases are of the Omicron variant, and the spread of it has “officially become a fact.” “The situation is dramatic,” he … Read more
Over the past couple of decades, central banks in emerging markets have made substantial progress in developing the credibility to conduct countercyclical monetary policy. During the Covid crisis, many of these central banks not only cut interest rates sharply, but also deployed a range of tools to help restore market functioning, including asset purchases. And, … Read more
WARSAW – More than 100,000 people have died in from Covid in Poland, the government said Tuesday, with the mortality rate rising to one of the world’s highest. “It’s another sad day but particularly so today because we have crossed the threshold of 100,000 deaths,” Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told news channel TVN24. The health ministry … Read more
WARSAW: More than 100,000 people have died in Poland from Covid since the start of the pandemic, the government said Monday, as the mortality rate in the country is among the highest in the world. “It’s another sad day but particularly so today because we have crossed the threshold of 100,000 deaths,” Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told … Read more
SYDNEY: World number nine Hubert Hurkacz powered Poland into the ATP Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, overwhelming Argentina’s in-form Diego Schwartzman to ensure his country became the first to book a last-four berth. Both nations went into the tie in Sydney unbeaten in Group D, winning previous clashes with Greece and Georgia, to make their showdown a winner-takes-all … Read more
