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February 24, 2022: the day Russia invaded Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, Europe wakes up to a war on its eastern flank as Russia invades neighbouring Ukraine, sparking the worst conflict on the continent since World War II. After weeks of speculation about President Vladimir Putin's intentions following a massive troop build-up on the border, AFP reports in a high-priority alert shortly before 6:00 am (0300 GMT): "Russia's Putin announces a 'military operation' in Ukraine".. Kurilo, whose bloodied features become one of the iconic images of the war, tells AFP she "never thought" that Russia would invade Ukraine but is ready to resist.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 4 mins read

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How will it end? No easy answers over Russia's war on Ukraine

The Kremlin wanted Russia's invasion of Ukraine to yield a lightning victory, but 12 months on the war is dragging into a stalemate with neither side achieving military breakthrough nor prepared to agree a settlement based on the status quo.. French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris earlier this month that he was "determined to help Ukraine to victory".

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 4 mins read

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How Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed geopolitics

Beyond Ukraine's borders, Russia's invasion of its neighbour has upended parts of the world order, including the forming of new blocs not seen since the Cold War.. - New blocs coalesce - The war has heightened conflicts and confrontation, as well as the existing global tendency for countries to form into blocs centred on Washington and Beijing.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 7 mins read

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Hour by hour in a battered town on Ukraine's front line

The civilians of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine have been in the crossfire of fierce fighting since pro-Russian rebels seized control of nearby Donetsk in 2014. . "It's fighting between politicians to show who's the strongest," he shrugs.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 3 mins read

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The Ukraine war in 10 iconic pictures

The war in Ukraine has become synonymous with horrific suffering and destruction, but also with fierce courage and unprecedented solidarity.. - November 13, 2022: Kherson liberated - Russia suffers a major setback on November 9 when it is forced to abandon the southern city of Kherson, which it occupied at the start of the war, in the face of a fierce Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 4 mins read

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Kazuo Ueda nominated next Bank of Japan governor

Economics professor Kazuo Ueda was nominated Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's next governor, tasked with navigating a way forward after a decade of extraordinary monetary easing.. Kazuo Momma, executive economist at Mizuho Research and Technologies and a former assistant governor at the Bank of Japan, told AFP that Ueda had "never been hawkish with regard to the BoJ's monetary policy."

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 3 mins read

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Olena Kurylo, face of the Ukraine war, recalls Russia's invasion

One year after photographs of her bloody face and bandaged head became early symbols of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Olena Kurylo vividly remembers the devastating events of February 24, 2022.. Ukraine needed help," Kurylo said.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 3 mins read

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Iran's President Raisi begins visit to China

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrives in China on Tuesday to begin a three-day visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and consolidating relations between the two countries. . "China and Iran enjoy a traditional friendship, and it is the strategic choice of both sides to consolidate and develop China-Iran relations," Wang said.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 2 mins read

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US criticizes China's laser lights use against Philippines Coast Guard ship

The United States on Monday criticized China's reported use of military-grade laser light against a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week, which left the ship's crew temporarily blinded.. "The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People's Republic of China Coast Guard’s reported use of laser devices against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship," Price said.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 1 mins read

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'Rebirth' in Rio as carnival street parties return

Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival street party, after a three-year hiatus for Covid-19.. - Parties and politics - "Brazil is emerging from a period in which political power was anti-carnival," said Adair Rocha, head of cultural programming at Rio de Janeiro State University.

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 3 mins read