President Voloydmr Zelesnkyy saw the destruction in Kharkiv as the battle for Ukraine's second city continues.

Russian and Ukrainian troops are trading blows in the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk, with Ukrainian officials claiming that Russian artillery has destroyed critical infrastructure and damaged 90% of buildings in the city.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the country's war-ridden east for the first time since the Russian invasion.

The celebrations marking a hundred years since a 1921 agreement ended the Irish War of Independence and partitioned the island were held one year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Church leaders say Russia broke God's commandment "Thou shalt not kill", condemning Moscow Patriarch Kirill's vocal support for the war.

The latest tensions between the two countries came after Congolese forces and the M23 paramilitary group skirmished on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a war-torn eastern province of the DRC

The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June.

New Zealand’s Jack Jordan wins the Timbersports World Trophy, a lumberjacking competition.

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Jewish nationalists gather to celebrate ahead of the "Jerusalem Day" march as Palestinians in Ramallah rally against Israel's "Jerusalem Day".

There is a bar in Paris, where the Ukranian and Russian food is united, just like the people who work and eat there. Our correspondent Galina Polonskaya went to visit this unique place.

A dying humpback whale measuring 12 metres long and weighing around 25 tonnes appeared off the coast of Tavernes de la Valldigna coast

As shelling continues in eastern Ukraine, farmers are planting seeds with the hope that their next harvest will be done in peace.

Ruben Ostlund’s social satire “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Real Madrid fans jump and sing in the Spanish capital and in St-Denis.

Liverpool FC is demanding a full investigation into the treatment of its fans right before Saturday's Champions League final match against Real Madrid.

The authorities have promised to ease COVID-19 restrictions in June as cases subside. But after two months of lockdown, some are already challenging the rules.

By Sunday, the Russian assault had "extremely escalated" in Sievierodonetsk, where some 1,500 civilians out of the prewar population of 100,000 had died from the fighting.

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Zircon, which can purportedly fly at Mach 9 or nine times the speed of sound, is intended for the navy and could be used against enemy ships and ground targets.

The toll on its armoured units forced the Kremlin to bring in T-62 tanks, a six-decades old Soviet-era technology, Interior Ministry advisor Viktor Andrusiv said in an interview.

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Two doctors tell their stories of doing their best to help civilians in Bucha -- the Kyiv suburb that became known as the site of alleged war crimes by Russian troops.

In Kyiv, members of the public look at an exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment.

Thousands of NRA members attended the annual NRA Convention in Houston despite the mass shooting massacre.

Brittany, the grey poodle, is one of the first big winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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The movies have been watched, the critiques are written, and now it is up to the Cannes Film Festival Jury to decide who among the 21 films will win the coveted and prestigious Palme d'Or award this year.

This year, Spain's biggest military celebration is back in its biggest version with a parade presided over by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.

A report made by UN experts cites numerous groups, including Russia's Wagner mercenaries, as being behind many international law violations in a country that turned volatile after the death of dictator Moammar Gaddafi.

Hundreds of students protested in Santiago, Chile on Friday, demanding that food subsidies and funds for structural improvements to public schools be allocated in the country's budget.

As Europe frantically searches for alternative energy suppliers, Norway's natural gas and oil are in high demand. But are remarks that it is profiting from the war in Ukraine fair?

Twenty years ago, Belgium became only the second country in the world to legalise euthanasia. Today, more than a dozen European nations allow some form of it.

A demining team looks for unexploded materials to clear the Blue Lake area.

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Some 90% of Sievierodonetsk has been "systematically destroyed" by the Russian forces while at least 1,500 people have died there because of the war, the Luhansk city mayor claims.

The target of €5 million was raised in just three and a half days largely in small amounts, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive stated.

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Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged that the Donbas will remain Ukrainian as fighting intensified around several cities and towns in the eastern region.

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UNESCO Heritage Site, Doñana National Park is drying out as rising temperatures, reduced rainfall and the pumping of groundwater for intensive agricultural purposes shrink the region’s aquifer. The wetlands are home to a variety of flora and fauna...

Five months on, the patient is hoping to get back to work after 13 years with the debilitating condition.

A total of 1,369 people dressed as vampires gather in the grounds of Whitby Abbey in England's North Yorkshire.

Technology reveals millennia-old secrets, we have grown plants on the moon's soil and three other positive stories.

After three days of talks, G7 Ministers made a bid to tackle global warming with a number of pledges which will be presented to leaders next month at the G7 summit in Elmau, Germany - moves which have been largely welcomed by climate activists.

In Paris' northern suburb of Saint-Denis, where the Stade de France is located, residents and visitors alike are eagerly awaiting Saturday's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Mourners pay respect at a makeshift memorial for the Robb Elementary School shooting victims outside the Uvalde County Courthouse in Texas.

Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says he is "convinced" that European Union members will remain united in their approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, because their strategy was the fruit of careful coordination.

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