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Bangladeshi ex-ministers face 'massacre' charges in court

Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of "enabling massacres", with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.

Indigenous Australian lawmaker who heckled King Charles censured

An Indigenous lawmaker was censured by Australia's parliament Monday for heckling King Charles about the legacy of European settlement during his October visit to Canberra.

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Zelensky warns NATO as Russia strikes near Polish border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned NATO Monday that its member states would soon be attacked by Russian forces after an air strike hit a Ukrainian military base close to the Polish border.

Iran says missiles targeted 'Israeli site' in Iraq's Arbil

Iran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.

Iran says missiles targeted 'Israeli sites' in Iraq's Arbil

Iran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.

Shelling fails to shift last civilians from Kyiv's ghost suburb

Most of the citizens of Irpin, a once well-to-do commuter suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, have fled the Russian army's bombardment.

Bermuda suspends licenses for hundreds of Russian aircraft

Bermuda says it is suspending certification of Russian planes licenced in the British overseas territory due to sanctions on Moscow, likely impacting hundreds of Russian commercial aircraft around the world.

Russia strikes near Polish border as Mariupol counts its dead

Russia widened its targets in Ukraine on Sunday with strikes on a military base near the Polish border, as Kyiv said the toll from one of its most besieged cities had topped 2,000.

Tens of thousands join anti-war demos in Germany

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Germany on Sunday to call for peace and protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, police and organisers said.

Greek, Turkish leaders seek common ground over Ukraine war

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks in Istanbul on Sunday, seeking a rapprochement between the neighbouring NATO members to the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Iran says fires missiles on 'Israeli sites' in Iraq's Arbil

Iran claimed responsibility for a missile strike Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying it targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.

Colombians go to polls to short-list presidential contenders

Colombians went to the polls Sunday to draw up a shortlist of candidates for presidential elections that may yield the country's first-ever leftist leader.

Russia's war in Ukraine: Latest developments

Here are the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine:

More than 2.6 million flee Ukraine war: UN

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion launched by President Vladimir Putin on February 24 is now nearly 2.7 million, the UN said on Sunday.

Iran says missile attack on Iraq's Abil targeted Israeli site

Iran claimed responsibility for a missile strike Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying it targeted an Israeli "strategic centre".

Russia strikes Ukraine military target near Polish border

Russian air strikes killed nine people at a military base outside Ukraine's western city of Lviv, local officials said Sunday, in an attack that brings the conflict dangerously close to the Polish border.

Syrian doctor fleeing one war is caught by another

Syrian doctor Ossama Jari fled Damascus in 2014 to find peace with his Ukrainian wife in the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv. But now war, and Russian bombs, have caught up with him.

Ukraine border town sees refugee influx, Hungarian exodus

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to an influx of refugees into the border town of Berehove in the Transcarpathia region, and an exodus of its ethnic-Hungarian population fleeing conscription.

Ukraine readies for 'relentless defence' of Kyiv

Ukraine prepared Sunday for a "relentless defence" of Kyiv as the capital faced possible encirclement by advancing Russian forces who have also kept up a bombardment of the besieged southern port city of Mariupol.

Unease and stoicism on Finland's Russian border

In her wooden, snow-covered house 20 minutes from Russia, Maija Poyhia wears a traditional blue headscarf that her mother carried with her when fleeing the Soviet invasion of Finland during World War II.

Rising food prices shake North Africa as Ukraine war rages

Households across North Africa are rushing to stock up on flour, semolina and other staples as food prices rise following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both key wheat exporters to the region.

The lonely envoy: Moscow's man at the UN finds himself on the defensive

It was the middle of an emergency session of the UN Security Council, late on the evening of February 23, and Vassily Nebenzia looked shaken -- his face pale, his shoulders sagging.

Putting out the fire: Fed set to hike rates to tame inflation

Surging prices for fuel, food and housing have sent US inflation to the highest in four decades, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made the situation worse, so the Federal Reserve is preparing to take action this week.

Colombians vote to short-list presidential contenders

Colombians vote Sunday to draw up a shortlist of candidates for presidential elections polls suggest may yield the country's first-ever leftist leader.

Chile's president hears indigenous people's concerns on first day in office

On his first day in office, Chile's president broke new ground by participating in a ceremony with indigenous peoples at the presidential palace before attending mass in Santiago's cathedral.

On Kyiv's eastern front, Ukrainians hold off Russian tanks

Firing a constant barrage of artillery at the Russians, a troop of Ukrainian soldiers are keeping up morale: their shelling has so far stopped Moscow's tanks entering Kyiv from the east.

Tens of thousands march for the climate in France

Tens of thousands of people protested across France Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to presidential polls next month.

Thousands in Florence gather to hear Zelensky, protest war

Thousands of people gathered in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday to show their support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appearing via videolink.

Alarm grows over Mariupol as Russia squeezes Kyiv

Russian forces upped the pressure on Kyiv Saturday and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities, amid fresh efforts to get aid to the devastated port city of Mariupol.

Ukrainian soldier thanks Britain as missiles wreck Russian tanks

The Ukrainian soldier gave his name simply as "Viktor" and on Saturday he felt victorious, showing reporters a Russian armoured vehicle destroyed by a British anti-tank missile.

2.6 million flee Ukraine war: UN

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion two weeks ago is now nearly 2.6 million, the UN said Saturday.

Turkmenistan votes for father-son transition

Voting was underway in Turkmenistan Saturday for a tightly-controlled leadership election that is all but certain to yield ex-Soviet Central Asia's first father-son succession.

Russian forces squeeze Kyiv, surround Mariupol

Russian forces inched towards Kyiv Saturday and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities as concerns grew over the besieged southern port of Mariupol, where officials said more than 1,500 people had been killed.

In Greece, Russia sympathies die hard despite Ukraine war

When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the floor in a parliament debate on Ukraine this month, there was no doubt which side his government was taking in the conflict.

El Salvador orders arrest of former president over killing of six Jesuits in civil war

A judge in El Salvador ordered the arrest Friday of former president Alfredo Cristiani for alleged links to the murder of six Jesuit priests and two co-workers by the army during the country's the civil war, prosecutors said.

Turkmenistan heads to the polls for father-son transition

Turkmenistan heads to the polls on Saturday in a tightly-controlled leadership vote that is all but certain to yield ex-Soviet Central Asia's first father-son succession.

NATO trains to help its own, as Ukraine war rumbles

Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. As war rages in Ukraine, NATO and its partners will launch exercises in Norway on Monday aimed at coming to the rescue of one of its own.

In Ukraine ghost city, florist stays open to 'cheer people up'

Most business owners have shut up shop and fled Ukraine's Mikolaiv, but florist Angela Kalisnik continues to sell tulips and roses just a short drive away from the frontline.

Russia squeezes Kyiv as 'unimaginable' tragedy looms in Ukraine

Russian forces inched towards Kyiv and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities Friday, drawing warnings of "unimaginable tragedy" as the US and the EU moved to tighten the economic noose around the Kremlin.

Wall Street falters as Ukraine war drags on

Wall Street ended a downbeat week with further losses Friday as traders braced for continued economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as looming Federal Reserve rate hikes, though European indices saw gains.

Chelsea accounts suspended as sanctions take hold - reports

Chelsea have had several accounts and credit cards suspended temporarily following sanctions imposed on club owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government, British media reported Friday.

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