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Russian strikes kill 26 including five children

Shawdesh Desk: Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow’s forces were nearly complete. The

Five children among 26 killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine

Shawdesh desk: Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said that preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow’s forces were nearly complete.

Ukraine war: 12 dead as Russian missiles hit cities

Shawdesh Desk: Russia has launched a wave of air strikes against cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, leaving at least 12 people dead, report BBC. Ten people including a child were

UN expert urges Japan to step up pressure on Myanmar junta

Shawdesh Desk: A UN expert on Friday (April 28) urged the Japanese government to assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and step up pressure

24 Indian crew on oil tanker seized by Iran, says operator

Shawdesh desk: A United States-bound oil tanker seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was carrying 24 Indian crew, the vessel’s operator said on Friday. The operator said that

Zelensky slams ‘barbaric’ Russian strike on museum

Shawdesh desk: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Russia was trying to erase Ukraine’s history and culture after a missile strike on a museum killed two people and wounded 10.

Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee

Shawdesh Desk: A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals brought some calm to the capital, but witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil

Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85

Shawdesh Desk; More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said, one of the