Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukraine war ‘will have no winner,’ UN says on 100th day of fight

Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 and has entered its 100th day. Nearly 14 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. UN is working to limit the war’s impact on food security. As the crisis entered its 100th day and Moscow’s soldiers moved deeper into the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, … Read more

UN in ‘complex’ talks with Russia to unblock Ukraine ports

Russia

The UN negotiating with Russia to open Ukrainian ports and release grain. The talks are being led by UN aid chief Martin Griffith and Rebeca Gynspan. African countries imported more than half of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia. The UN said on Friday that it is negotiating with Russia to open Ukrainian ports and … Read more

60 feared dead after school bombed in east Ukraine: governor

Ukraine

The Lugansk regional governor said Sunday that 60 people were feared dead after an air strike hit a village school in east Ukraine. “Bilogorivka (village) was hit in an air strike” on Saturday, said Sergii Gaidai. “The bombs fell on the school and unfortunately it was completely destroyed. There was a total of 90 people, … Read more

US believes Ukraine can beat Russia with ‘right equipment’

Ukraine

The United States believes Ukraine can win the conflict in opposition to Russia if it has the “proper equipment”, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin stated Monday, as Kyiv accused Russia of failing to reach a deal to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol. The landmark visit through Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine comes because … Read more

Pope renews call for Easter truce in Ukraine

Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed once more for a truce in conflict-torn Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, “to ease the suffering of exhausted human beings”. The blue and yellow flag of Ukraine flew among the trustworthy gathered on St Peter’s Square, wherein the chief of the Roman Catholic Church recalled that preventing erupted two months … Read more