Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Topic: Ukraine Russia crisis

UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.

War crimes in Ukraine; Russia faces ICC probe

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine,

Russian police detain children for anti-war signs at Ukrainian embassy

Children have been detained by Russian police for laying flowers and anti-war signs at the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow.

Ukraine television tower hit in attack, five killed

An attack by Russian forces on a television tower a couple of miles from central Kyiv has killed five people and wounded five others, Ukrainian emergency services have said in a statement.

UN estimates one million people displaced within Ukraine

The United Nations refugee agency’s (UNHCR) representative in Ukraine has estimated that about a million people have been displaced in the country as a result of Russia’s invasion.

Indian student killed in Kharkiv shelling

An Indian student lost his life in shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv on Tuesday morning, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated.