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‘Gruesome’: Mayor describes boat wreck that killed at least 58 migrants

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(CUTRO, Italy) -- A least 58 migrants were killed and more than 81 were rescued Sunday when the human smuggling boat they were aboard slammed into the rocks off the coast of southern Italy and "disintegrated" just feet from the shoreline, officials said.Up to... Read More.

Nigeria presidential election 2023: Who are the main candidates and what are the key issues?

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) -- The world will watch with anticipation as Africa's largest democracy votes for a new leader on Saturday.Nigeria's 2023 presidential election -- described as the nation’s most hotly contested since the end of military rule in 1999 -- is taking place amid... Read More.

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Blinken warns China is ‘contemplating lethal assistance’

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, both sides are still fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine.Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces... Read More.

Killed, kidnapped and traumatized: Children under attack in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Russian tanks rolled into the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine nearly a year ago in a failed bid to take the capital, 14-year-old Dasha Pivtoratska and her family were driving through their village, Katyuzhanka, when soldiers started firing indiscriminately at their... Read More.

Life in Russia, a year after the invasion

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A year ago, President Vladimir Putin plunged Russia into the war in Ukraine, pulling his country into a bloody military debacle and reigniting a global stand-off with Western countries.Nearly 200,000 Russian troops are estimated to have been killed or wounded in... Read More.

Ukraine war: Have sanctions on Russia worked? Gradually increasing weapons aid?

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Russia's forces closed in on Ukraine a year ago, many anticipated its capital Kyiv would collapse in a matter of weeks, if not days.But while Washington has widely rejoiced in what has so far been an upset of historic proportions by... Read More.

Withdrawal of international aid from Afghanistan disproportionately harms women and girls: NGO

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Many aid organizations withdrew their funding to Afghanistan after the Taliban implemented several regressive policies on Afghan women's human rights in the final months of 2022. But the withdrawal of international aid from the country stands to harm the most vulnerable... Read More.

Tens of thousands dead in first year of Russia-Ukraine war, but true toll remains elusive

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his Jan. 5 nighttime address from Kyiv that he would speak directly to the Russian people.The war in Ukraine had been deadlier than Russian citizens were being told and Moscow officials "certainly do not value life... Read More.

Ukraine’s surprising resistance and the rise of its unlikely wartime hero

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As tens of thousands of invading Russian troops and tanks thundered across his nation's border in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received an offer from the United States to evacuate him and his family out of the country.But in the... Read More.

After a year, is the US strategy to help Ukraine win or force a stalemate?

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One year ago, with Ukraine's borders surrounded by what seemed to be a superior military force, many U.S. officials and analysts predicted a swift Russian blitz to Kyiv.But after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his more than 150,000 arrayed troops across... Read More.

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict became a cultural war

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(KYIV, Ukraine) -- In the basement of the Syayvo book store in Kyiv, hundreds of Russian language books stand piled, waiting to be pulped.The books -- ranging from everything between the classics of Russian literature, detective novels translated into Russian and Soviet-era textbooks --... Read More.

Eight million refugees have fled Ukraine after a year of fighting, UN data shows

Monday, February 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 8 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe as of Tuesday, nearly one year since Russia invaded, according to the U.N. refugee agency.Poland has seen the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees, estimated to be around 1.5 million,... Read More.

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‘Gruesome’: Mayor describes boat wreck that killed at least 58 migrants

Nigeria presidential election 2023: Who are the main candidates and what are the key issues?

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Blinken warns China is ‘contemplating lethal assistance’

Killed, kidnapped and traumatized: Children under attack in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Life in Russia, a year after the invasion

Ukraine war: Have sanctions on Russia worked? Gradually increasing weapons aid?

Withdrawal of international aid from Afghanistan disproportionately harms women and girls: NGO

Tens of thousands dead in first year of Russia-Ukraine war, but true toll remains elusive

Ukraine’s surprising resistance and the rise of its unlikely wartime hero

After a year, is the US strategy to help Ukraine win or force a stalemate?

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict became a cultural war

Eight million refugees have fled Ukraine after a year of fighting, UN data shows

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