In recent months, Poles have generously welcomed those fleeing the conflict in the neighboring Ukraine. For Poland, which has a population of approximately 38 million, however, taking in more than 3 million refugees is a significant problem. Other European countries are providing help, as Greg Flakus reports from Warsaw, but if the conflict lasts for a very long time, the burden may be too much for the Poles to bear
Residents of Guangdong’s Yingde city have been taking refuge from widespread flooding on upper floors and roofs, amid an ongoing shortage of relief supplies after heavy rainstorms battered the region
Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have joined the country’s health workers in a strike to demand that they be paid in US dollars rather than the local currency, which has drastically declined in value. The majority of government employees in Zimbabwe now make only $55 equivalent per month, or one-tenth of what they did previously
Civic groups in Lilongwe, Malawi, marched in protest over the actions of Chinese national Lu Ke, who was arrested by Zambian authorities after filming a racist video involving local children, calling for him to be tried in the country rather than sent back to China, the Nyasa Times reported on Wednesday
Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, provides a report on the situation in the Central African Republic to the Security Council meeting
Borys Sachalko of RFE/RL is reporting from fighting positions near Izyum, where Ukrainian troops are facing intense Russian fire. As they try to hold their ground, the Ukrainians fire Grad rockets and employ drones to track incoming artillery
Chinese authorities sentenced a young Tibetan language activist arrested in October 2021 to four years and five months in prison, although his friends and family members remain in the dark about where he was taken, a source in Tibet told RFA on Monday
The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine’s peace and security
Approximately 2.5 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish border and returned to Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, according to UN estimates. Iryna Martynenko, a native of Sumy in the northeast, was among those who returned home
Sara Duterte, the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, on Sunday took the oath as vice president of the Philippines, in a heavily guarded ceremony in her southern hometown of Davao, where she is outgoing mayor