The West has already said it will not recognise the results of the referendum

Around 4,000 people on average die each month in Hong Kong, according to 2020 government figures

The ramp-up in tensions heightened fears that oil supplies from the world's second-largest producer could be disrupted

Blasts were heard before dawn on Monday in the capital of Kyiv and in the major city of Kharkiv

Russia's political and economic isolation deepened on Monday

It was not immediately clear which Russian banks would be removed from SWIFT

Train and underground service interrupted in some parts of Berlin as thousands flood toward the Brandenburg Gate

Foreign Minister says Russia has dropped its preconditions for talks after suffering military setbacks

Operation alarmed many who fear being targeted because of their association with previous Western-backed regime

'Russian occupiers' destroyed the legendary An-225 Mriya, says state arms manufacturer

Bloc is joining the United States and others in taking steps such as curbing Russia's access to technologies

Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, says official

The body was formed after the Second World War to protect human rights

Data shows women lost jobs at a higher rate than men with some were thrown out of work due to Taliban restrictions

Some 500 to 600 students are left and embassy is in process to safely evacuate them, says ambassador

Russia dropped its preconditions for talks after suffering military setbacks, says foreign minister

Soviet-era canal was built to channel water from the River Dnieper to arid areas of Ukraine

Spokesperson says they are in close contact with several regional governments to evacuate its nationals

Russian president urges Ukraine armed forces not to allow ‘neo-Nazis to use your children, wives as human shields’

Washington will respond to Russia with strong economic measures, says spokesperson

Ukrainian airspace has been closed since start of Russian invasion

Imran says Islamabad looks towards Beijing as a role model for development, poverty alleviation

Monday was the first of four days of hearings discussing the junta's objections to the jurisdiction of the World Court