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UN Secretary-General António Guterres does not see the Russian missile strikes on Kiev during his visit to the Ukrainian capital as a personal message. “Antonio Guterres doesn’t see this attack as about him … He took it really as a sign. Not a disres…

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 3 million people have fled from there to neighbouring Poland, the Polish Border Guard said on Twitter on Friday. Officials had received 3.033 million people at the official border crossi…

Poland and the Czech Republic want to jointly request additional EU funds to host Ukraine refugees in their countries. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his Czech colleague Petr Fiala agreed the stance in Warsaw on Friday. These must be enti…

A journalist working for US broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has died in a Russian missile attack on Kiev, the station announced on Friday. Vira Hyrych was found dead under the rubble of her apartment block which was hit on Thursday, the Pra…

Canadian singer Celine Dion has pushed back her planned European tour until next year due to health problems. “I’m so sorry we have to change our tour plans for Europe one more time; first we had to move the shows because of the pandemic, now it’s my h…

Fabrice Leggeri’s offer to resign as head of the EU border protection agency Frontex has been accepted and will take effect immediately, the agency’s management board said on Friday, following fresh accusations of rights violations and misconduct. Ther…

According to a US assessment, Russia is behind its own schedule in its military offensive in eastern Ukraine. “We do believe and assess that they are behind schedule in what they are trying to accomplish in the Donbass,” a senior Defence Department off…

Pope Francis wants to intensify the fight against child abuse in the Catholic Church and receive regular information on the sensitive issue. The pontiff asked the members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Friday to report to …

Annual anti-Israel demonstrations in Iran took place again on Friday after a two-year gap due to the coronavirus pandemic. On what Iran calls al-Quds Day, hundreds of thousands took part in the rallies in the capital Tehran, shouting anti-Israel slogan…

People with arthritis are being urged to lose weight and exercise as the main therapies for their condition. New guidance from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) says people who are overweight should be told their pain can be reduced if they shed t…