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Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
A temporary cease-fire between Russian and Ukrainian forces was declared Tuesday to evacuate civilians from five major cities in Ukraine, including the capital.
The death toll from floods battering Australia’s east coast rose to 20 as the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered Tuesday in floodwaters in Sydney.
Britain’s defense secretary said Tuesday that he would support Poland if the country decides to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.
Ukrainians in New Zealand with visas due to expire by the end of this year will be given a year's extension, the immigration minister announced Tuesday.
The EU is preparing to consider the membership applications of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, three former Soviet republics, EU term president France said Tuesday in an announcement made on day 12 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine claimed Tuesday that over 12,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Russia attacked the country on Feb. 24.
A top UN refugee official said Tuesday that 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the war began on Feb. 24.
Another Russian military general has been killed in fighting near Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian intelligence claimed Tuesday.
Germany's federal prosecutor launched an investigation Tuesday into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine, according to media reports.
The United Nations human rights office said Tuesday that the number of civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its war on the country has climbed to 474 with 861 injured, with the real toll likely much higher.
NATO has "significantly" strengthened its presence in the eastern part of its alliance “to make sure there is no room for miscalculation in Moscow,” the alliance’s chief said Tuesday.
The Supreme Court of Spain on Tuesday backed Twitter’s decision to temporarily block the account of the Vox party for hate speech.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely engage in an increasingly brutal military campaign in Ukraine as his forces fail to meet successes he originally envisioned, the CIA’s director said Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on all oil, natural gas and energy imports from Russia amid its war in Ukraine.
The UK announced Tuesday that it would "phase out" imports of Russian oil and oil products by the end of this year.
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a plan to replace two-thirds of Russian gas imports by the end of this year.
The leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) and the UK on Tuesday condemned "Russia's aggression" against Ukraine.
"We will not give up, we will not lose," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Tuesday in an address to the British Parliament.
American fast-food mainstay McDonald's announced Tuesday that it is pulling out of the Russian market and "temporarily" closing all restaurants.
At least 27 civilians have been killed in attacks by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv over the past 24 hours, local police said Tuesday.
Ferrari said Tuesday that it has donated €1 million ($1.1 million) to "support the Ukrainians in need.”
Amid mounting Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government on Tuesday to draft a list of imports to be banned or restricted in the country.
Poland expressed its readiness Tuesday to hand over all of its MIG-29 jets to the US as Washington's efforts continue to provide Ukraine with fighter aircraft in its war with Russia.
The New York Times became the latest media outlet to suspend its Russia operations, announcing Tuesday that it is pulling all of its staff from the country in the wake of a sweeping new law that critics say criminalizes independent journalism.
US-based multinational coffeehouse chain Starbucks Corporation announced Tuesday that it has suspended all business activity in Russia, including all product shipments.
Amazon Web Services announced Tuesday that it is not accepting any new customers in Russia and Belarus.
US-based multinational beverage corporation the Coca-Cola Company announced Tuesday that it has suspended business in Russia amid its war on Ukraine.
At least 3,500 civilians stranded in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy were evacuated through a humanitarian corridor, the head of the regional military administration said Tuesday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the "full force" of its "collective power."
Russia's central bank said Wednesday that it is limiting the amount of cash that citizens with foreign currency accounts can withdraw as part of "a temporary procedure.”
The Pentagon on Tuesday turned down a proposal from Poland to transfer all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to a US airbase in Germany for backing Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
Twenty-three trucks of humanitarian aid sent by Turkiye have arrived in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania, the state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said Tuesday.
A Croatian member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council sent an official request Tuesday to the leaders of the European Union to evaluate the candidacy status of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced Tuesday that his country is against possible sanctions against Russia covering imports of its natural gas and oil.
