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The US decision to brand a crackdown by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority as genocide is a victory for human rights campaigners but will do little to alleviate the suffering of those still languishing in camps, activists say.
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The horrors of the war in Ukraine can be seen in 13-year-old Volodymyr's empty expression as he lies in the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, playing with a green balloon dog.
Most Asian markets rise as traders track Ukraine crisis
Asian markets mostly rose Monday after last week's rally while oil prices extended gains, with investors keeping tabs on the Ukraine war as Turkey said Kyiv and Moscow were edging towards a ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine rejects Putin's ultimatum to surrender Mariupol
Ukraine on Monday rejected an ultimatum to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, its deputy prime minister told local media, demanding Moscow instead allow hundreds of thousands of terrified residents safe passage out.
US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya
The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity, an official told AFP Sunday.
Eyeing China, Japan breaks with past for strong Ukraine response
Japan has broken with years of precedent in its tough response to the Ukraine invasion, and the conflict could reshape Tokyo's defence strategy as it confronts China's regional ambitions, analysts say.
Zelensky denounces Russian 'terror' as school bombed in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday denounced Russia's bombardment of a school sheltering hundreds as an act of "terror", while urging direct talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the only way to end the war.
Ukraine's Zelensky denounces bombing of school sheltering hundreds as act of 'terror'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday denounced Russia's bombardment of a school sheltering hundreds as an act of "terror", while urging direct talks with his Russian counterpart as the only way to end the war.
Negotiation is only way out of war, Ukraine's Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday renewed his plea for talks with his Russian counterpart, taking to US television to say negotiations were the only way to "end this war."
Zelensky says time for Israel to scrap neutrality and back Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Israel to abandon its effort to maintain neutrality following Russia's invasion, saying the time had come for the Jewish state to firmly back his country.
Moscow TV war protester urges other Russians to speak up
The Russian editor who protested Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a state TV news broadcast called Sunday for other Russians to speak out against the "gruesome war."
Saudi Aramco says annual profit more than doubled in 2021
Saudi Aramco's net profit soared 124 percent last year as global growth recovered from the Covid-19 downturn, the oil giant announced Sunday, hours after Yemen's Huthi rebels targeted some of its sites.
Russia accused of bombing school sheltering hundreds in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday that Russia had bombed a school sheltering 400 people in the besieged port of Mariupol, as Moscow claimed that it had again fired a hypersonic missile in Ukraine, the second time it had used the next-generation weapon on its neighbour.
Appeal launched over Pakistani brother's killing of social media star
Pakistani prosecutors said Sunday they have appealed to the country's top court after a man was acquitted of murdering his celebrity sister over what he called her "intolerable" behaviour on social media.
'Dire' humanitarian situation in besieged Ukraine cities
The humanitarian situation was deteriorating in besieged Ukrainian cities under relentless Russian bombardment on Sunday, as Kyiv called on Moscow's ally Beijing to "condemn Russian barbarism".
Conflict wounds Russian and Ukrainian currencies
Their economies rocked by conflict, Russian and Ukrainian authorities have deployed different tactics to defend their weakened currencies, with varying degrees of success.
Thousands protest racism, police brutality, in French cities
Thousands of people in several French cities marched Saturday to protest racism and police brutality.
Moscow claims hypersonic missile use, Kyiv asks Beijing to condemn 'barbarism'
Ukraine called on China on Saturday to join the West in condemning "Russian barbarism", as Moscow claimed it had struck a Ukrainian arms depot with hypersonic missiles in what would be the first use in combat of the next-generation weapons.
Zelensky blasts Swiss banks, Nestle over 'business as usual' with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted firms including Nestle for carrying on business as usual with Russia "even though our children are dying", in a live address to a Swiss rally.
Death, devastation after Russian attack on Mykolaiv barracks
The soldier's face is caked in dust which leaves only his blue eyes just about visible. But he is alive in the ruined aftermath of a Russian military strike on a barracks at Mykolaiv which left dozens dead in the southern Ukrainian town.
Russia claims hypersonic missile strike, Ukraine urges cease-fire
Russia said Saturday that it had unleashed hypersonic missiles against an arms depot in Ukraine, the first use of the next-generation weapons in combat, after Kyiv's embattled leader pressed for "meaningful" talks to halt an invasion now in its fourth week.
Russia claims hypersonic missile strike as Ukraine urges peace deal
Russia said Saturday that it had unleashed hypersonic missiles against an arms depot in Ukraine, the first use of the next-generation weapons in combat, after Kyiv's embattled leader pressed for "meaningful" talks to end a conflict now in its fourth week.
Japan PM presses Modi for Indian 'action' on Ukraine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began talks with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi Saturday, with the visiting leader saying he would be urging Modi to adopt a tougher line and "take action" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US says 'troubled' by Assad visit to ally UAE
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visit to the United Arab Emirates left the US "profoundly disappointed", it said Saturday, urging allies to avoid normalising ties with a regime accused of "horrific atrocities".
Russia fires hypersonic missiles as Ukraine presses for peace deal
Russia on Saturday admitted using advanced hypersonic missiles for the first time in the Ukraine conflict as Kyiv's embattled leader Volodymyr Zelensky called for urgent peace talks.
Elderly Ukrainians find shelter in metro carriages
It is not clear what makes Valentyna Katkova cry more: illness and old age, or the fact that she now lives in a Kyiv subway car, fleeing Russian bombing.
Japan PM visits India for 'candid' talks on Ukraine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was due in India on Saturday with officials in Tokyo predicting "candid discussions" about New Delhi's unwillingness to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Freud, a 'mad' president and a century of European diplomacy
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East Timor votes in presidential election
East Timor's citizens were at the polls on Saturday to elect a new president, hoping the most competitive election in the history of Southeast Asia's youngest country will end a protracted political impasse.
Zelensky calls for fresh talks, Russia says entered Mariupol centre
Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow Saturday, while Russia said its soldiers had entered the centre of besieged port city Mariupol.
Overshadowed by Ukraine war, Yemen on brink as pledges fall short
The United Nations and aid groups have warned of grave consequences for Yemen after an international pledging conference failed to raise enough money to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the war-torn country.
With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and inter-faith ties
The Vatican has long played global mediator but has struggled to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict, walking a tightrope between its desire for peace and ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Boosting Ukraine's anti-air batteries proves easier said than done
Joe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries Ukraine's military so urgently needs is proving easier said than done.
US basketball star detained in Russia, in shadow of Ukraine war
Detained for more than a month in Russia, US basketball star Brittney Griner has become an unlikely victim of the war in Ukraine -- and the best way to free her remains a crucial question.
Desperate effort to rescue 100s feared trapped in bombed Ukraine theatre
Rescuers in Ukraine searched on Friday for hundreds of civilians feared trapped under the wreckage of a bombed theatre, as local forces battled against Russian troops across the country.
Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia's war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday the "consequences" of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion.
Chinese, US warships sailed through Taiwan Strait before Biden-Xi talks
Chinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwanese and US officials said, shortly before China's Xi Jinping issued a warning to Joe Biden that ties could suffer if there is a "mishandling" of the island's status.
Xi says against war in talk with Biden on Ukraine
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said war is "in no one's interest" during a phone call Friday with President Joe Biden, but he showed no sign of giving in to US pressure to join Western condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US says flights by Aeroflot, Abramovich violated sanctions on Russia
Airplanes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and state carrier Aeroflot among others have violated US sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, Washington said Friday.