Nearly 6,000 orphans have been evacuated from Ukraine’s war zone. They can’t be adopted during the war, according to Ukrainian law
What has been uncovered in the Ukrainian town of Bucha after Russian forces retreated has stunned the globe. Residents and police are discovering mass graves, burned-out vehicles, and destroyed buildings as they investigate the devastation
Ukraine has reclaimed the northern city of Chernihiv after a month-long Russian siege. Residents are anxious, saying they expect to be attacked again after a rocket attack in the east killed dozens of people
A missile strike on a railway station in Ukraine killed more than 50 civilians, including children, and injured dozens more, according to Kyiv, which blamed Russian forces. Moscow denies any involvement with the incident. The incident has been condemned by the United Nations. Slovakia, a NATO member, has dispatched a missile defence system to Ukraine
Bangladesh is retaliating against NGOs that have accused the elite security unit RAB of enforced disappearances and other abuses, human rights groups said in a statement Friday
At least 100 residents from the same small community in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region have been imprisoned by authorities, a security guard from the area said
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ethnic Fulanis claim they are being labelled as Islamist terrorist supporters and persecuted by security officials as the Ivory Coast beefs up its border security with Burkina Faso. Human rights groups say that the harsh tactics could backfire, making it easier for insurgents to recruit
The war in Ukraine has put a strain on Istanbul’s stores, which were once teeming with Russian and Ukrainian shoppers. Food and fuel prices in Turkey are also rising as a result of the war