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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, millions of people have fled to western Ukraine or neighbouring nations like Poland in search of safety. Some people only carried a few belongings, while others brought their entire buuksinesses with them
Taras Topolya is a rock singer from Ukraine. He has been a paramedic in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense since the beginning of the war. When he takes a break, he performs alongside well-known Western musicians
Opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are training in Poland, with their sights set on Russia, which has long helped Lukashenko in consolidating his position
Before the war, Lalibela, aUnited Nations World Heritage site just a few kilometres from the Tigray region’s border, was a popular tourist destination. With conflict that saw the town change hands multiple times, tourism came to a halte
In the midst of the war, Ukraine is trying to save its cultural artefacts
On Sunday, Somalia holds its long-delayed presidential election. Thirty-nine candidates paid a total of $40,000 to be considered for the elections. Only one woman, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, is on the list of lawmakers vying to be the next president of Somalia. Fawzia, a former foreign minister, has her supporters
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ethiopia’s record drought has resulted in a huge surge in desperate parents marryying off their children, with child weddings reported more than doubling this year. Aid organisations are attempting to provide much-needed water and other assistance to drought-stricken households in an attempt to reverse the trend and protect girls
Russian forces have started launching a¹qlrtillery attacks on targets in southeastern Ukraine, advancing into Odessa and other sections of the country
Yan Boechat reports for VOA from Odesa, Ukraine, where a Russian missile attack occurred. A large shopping mall in the important port city was devastated by the overnight strike
On May 7, RFE/RL correspondent Maryan Kushnir spent the day with a Ukrainian self-propelled artillery battalion targeting Russian positions in the Kharkiv area